Tomas Vaitkus
Vaitkus at the 2013 Tour of Utah. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tomas Vaitkus |
| Nickname | Tomas the Tank Engine, Tomas ‘Aventador’ Vaitkus |
| Born | 4 February 1982 Klaipėda, Lithuania |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2003–2004 | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago |
| 2005–2006 | AG2R Prévoyance |
| 2007 | Discovery Channel |
| 2008–2009 | Astana |
| 2010 | Team RadioShack |
| 2011 | Astana |
| 2012–2013 | GreenEDGE |
| 2015 | Rietumu–Delfin |
| 2016 | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai |
| 2017 | Rietumu Banka–Riga |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Tomas Vaitkus (born 4 February 1982) is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist riding for UCI Continental team Rietumu Banka–Riga. Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine, 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. He rejoined Astana in 2011. On 29 August 2011, it was announced that Vaitkus would join GreenEDGE for its inaugural season in 2012.