Tomas Vaitkus

Tomas Vaitkus
Vaitkus at the 2013 Tour of Utah.
Personal information
Full nameTomas Vaitkus
NicknameTomas the Tank Engine, Tomas ‘Aventador’ Vaitkus
Born (1982-02-04) 4 February 1982 (age 42)
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2003–2004Landbouwkrediet–Colnago
2005–2006AG2R Prévoyance
2007Discovery Channel
2008–2009Astana
2010Team RadioShack
2011Astana
2012–2013GreenEDGE
2015Rietumu–Delfin
2016Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
2017Rietumu Banka–Riga
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2006)

One-Day Races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2004, 2008, 2013)
National Time Trial Championships (2003, 2004)
Under-23 World Time Trial Championships (2002)

Tomas Vaitkus (born 4 February 1982) is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist riding for UCI Continental team Rietumu Banka–Riga.[1] Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine,[2] made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 edition but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two. Team RadioShack announced that he would be joining the team in 2010.[3] He rejoined Astana in 2011. On 29 August 2011, it was announced that Vaitkus would join GreenEDGE for its inaugural season in 2012.[4]

  1. ^ "Tomas Vaitkus".
  2. ^ Trent Lowe, Admiration for the crew, Ride Cycling Review Autumn 2007, page 156.
  3. ^ "RadioShack Cycling announcements continue". Archived from the original on 2009-09-01.
  4. ^ Aubrey, Jane (29 August 2011). "Versatile Vaitkus leaves Astana for GreenEdge". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 January 2012.