Tomas Vaitkus (born 4 February 1982) is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist riding for UCI Continental team . 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. 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 for its inaugural season in 2012.
Major results
2000
World Junior Track Championships
:1st Team pursuit
:2nd Individual pursuit
2001
European Under-23 Track Championships
:2nd Team pursuit
:3rd Individual pursuit
2002
1st Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
2003
1st National Time Trial Championships
1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt
2004
1st National Road Race Championships
1st National Time Trial Championships
1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt
2005
1st Grand Prix ÃÂhispanga Tartu
2nd Scheldeprijs
4th Overall Danmark Rundt
2006
1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia
2007
3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve
6th Tour of Flanders
2008
1st National Road Race Championships
1st Ronde van het Groene Hart
2nd Trofeo CalviÃÂ
3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve
:1st Stage 2
6th Trofeo Cala Millor
8th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
2011
9th Overall Three Days of De Panne
2013
1st National Road Race Championships
1st Stage 5 Tour de Azerbaijan
2015
1st Vilnius Velomarathon
10th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
2016
1st Overall Tour de Constantine
1st Grand Prix de la Ville d'Oran
2nd National Road Race Championships
3rd Overall Tour International de Sétif
:1st Points classification
:1st Stages 1 & 4
3rd Overall Tour Internationale d'Oranie
:1st Points classification
:1st Stage 1
4th Critérium International de Sétif
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