Tomas Vaitkus

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**Tomas Vaitkus**
Personal information

Full name	Tomas Vaitkus
Nickname	Tomas the Tank Engine
Date of birth	February 4, 1982 (1982-02-04) (age 26)
Country	Lithuania
Team information
Current team	Astana
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time Trialist
Professional team(s)
2003–2004 2005–2006 2007 2008–	Landbouwkrediet-Colnago AG2R Prévoyance Discovery Channel Astana
Major wins
2002 Under-23 Time Trial World Champion 2003, 2004 Lithuanian Time Trial National Champion 2004 Lithuanian Road Race National Champion 1 stage, Giro d'Italia
Infobox last updated on:
December 29, 2007

Tomas Vaitkus (born February 4, 1982 in Klaipėda) is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Astana.

Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine^[1], made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 edition but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two.

[edit] Major results

2002: Under-23 Time Trial World Champion ^[2]
2003 – Landbouwkrediet - Colnago: 1st — Lithuanian Championship – Individual Time Trial; 1st, Stage 5 — Danmark Rundt
2004 – Landbouwkrediet - Colnago: 1st, Stage 5 — Danmark Rundt; 1st — Lithuanian Championship – Road Race; 1st — Lithuanian Championship – Individual Time Trial
2005 – AG2R Prévoyance: 1st — Grand Prix Ühispanga Tartu; 4th, Overall — Danmark Rundt
2006 – AG2R Prévoyance: 1st, Stage 9 — Giro d'Italia
2007 – Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
2008 – Astana: 1st, Stage 2 — Volta ao Algarve; 1st — Ronde van het Groene Hart

[edit] References

^ Trent Lowe, Admiration for the crew, Ride Cycling Review Autumn 2007, page 156.
^ Discovery confirms Leipheimer, adds two more, CyclingNews.com, July 26 2006

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Riders on Astana

Persondata
NAME	Vaitkus, Tomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH	1982-02-04
PLACE OF BIRTH	Klaipėda, Lithuania
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH