 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. [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]
