Markus Fothen

Markus Fothen (born 9 September 1981 in Kaarst) is a retired German road racing cyclist, who rode as a professional between 2004 and 2013.

In 2003 Fothen won the under-23 World Championship time trial in Hamilton, Canada. He completed the 30.8 km course in 38:35.29, beating his nearest rival by nearly 20 seconds.

During 2006 Tour de France, Fothen held the white jersey as leader of the young rider classification for 13 stages, losing it to Damiano Cunego on the 17th stage. He finished the Tour 38 seconds behind Cunego.

Major results

 * 2002
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Ronde de l'Isard
 * 1st Stage 2


 * 2003
 * 1st Jersey rainbow chrono.svg Time trial, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
 * 1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Time trial, UEC European Under–23 Road Championships
 * 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard


 * 2004
 * 1st GP Triberg-Schwarzwald
 * 4th Overall Regio-Tour


 * 2005
 * 2nd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe


 * 2006
 * 1st LuK Challenge Chrono, time trial duo (with Sebastian Lang)


 * 2007
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie


 * 2008
 * 2nd Overall Regio-Tour
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
 * 8th Overall Tour de Suisse
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 8th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt
 * 10th Overall Volta ao Algarve


 * 2010
 * 10th Overall Tour Down Under


 * 2011
 * 7th Overall Oberösterreichrundfahrt
 * 8th Overall Tour d'Azerbaïdjan


 * 2012
 * 8th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich