Tomas Vaitkus is a Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

n professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour

UCI ProTour

The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...

 team .

Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine, made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 edition

2007 Tour de France

The 2007 Tour de France, the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 July to 29 July 2007. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain...

 but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two. announced that he would be joining the team in 2010. He rejoined Astana in 2011. GreenEDGE Cycling

GreenEDGE Cycling

GreenEDGE Cycling is a professional cycling team planning to compete in international road bicycle races. The team, launched in January 2011, aims to be the first Australian team to gain a UCI ProTeam licence. The team is under the management of Andrew Ryan and Shayne Bannan with Neil Stephens as...

 announced in August, 2011 that Vaitkus would be joining the fledgling Australian team in 2012.

Major results

2002

1st Under-23 Time Trial World Champion

2003

1st National Time Trial Champion

1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt

2004

1st National Road Race Champion

1st National Time Trial Champion

1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt

2005

1st Grand Prix Ühispanga Tartu

2nd Grote Scheldeprijs

Grote Scheldeprijs

The Scheldeprijs is a Flanders Classics cycling race which starts in Antwerp and finishes in Schoten. The event, ranked at 1.HC on the UCI European calendar, is seen as a race for sprinters, held on flat roads over roughly 200 kilometres. The race is one circuit of 155 kilometres into the...

4th Overall Danmark Rundt

2005 Danmark Rundt

The 2005 Danmark Rundt was ridden from 3 August to 7 August 2005. This edition is remembered for the complete dominance of Ivan Basso, who won 4 of the 6 stages, and the overall classification...

2006

1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia

2006 Giro d'Italia

The 2006 Giro d'Italia was the 89th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It was held from 6 May to 28 May 2006, and covered , beginning in the Belgian mining town of Seraing and ending in Milan...

2007

3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve

Volta ao Algarve

The Volta ao Algarve is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Due to its early February position in the European calendar, it is used by many riders to prepare for the Spring...

6th Ronde van Vlaanderen

2008

1st National Road Race Champion

1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve

Volta ao Algarve

The Volta ao Algarve is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Due to its early February position in the European calendar, it is used by many riders to prepare for the Spring...

1st Ronde van het Groene Hart

Ronde van het Groene Hart

The Ronde van het Groene Hart is a road bicycle race held in Groene Hart, Netherlands. The first edition of the race, in 2007, was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The 203 km race started in Leiden and finished in Woerden, passing through Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Utrecht.-...

2011

9th Overall Three Days of De Panne

2011 Three Days of De Panne

The 2011 Three Days of De Panne was the 35th edition of the Three Days of De Panne, an annual bicycle race. Taking part in and around the De Panne region of West Flanders, it began in Middelkerke on 29 March and finished in De Panne two days later. The 538.7 km long stage race compromised of four...

External links

• Palmares on Trap-Friis