Tomas Vaitkus

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 UEC_Champion_Jersey.svg Team pursuit
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Individual pursuit


 * 2001
 * European Under-23 Track Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Individual pursuit


 * 2002
 * 1st Jersey rainbow chrono.svg Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships


 * 2003
 * 1st MaillotLituania.PNG National Time Trial Championships
 * 1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt


 * 2004
 * 1st MaillotLituania.PNG National Road Race Championships
 * 1st MaillotLituania.PNG National Time Trial Championships
 * 1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt


 * 2005
 * 1st Grand Prix Ühispanga 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 MaillotLituania.PNG National Road Race Championships
 * 1st Ronde van het Groene Hart
 * 2nd Trofeo Calvià
 * 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 MaillotLituania.PNG National Road Race Championships
 * 1st Stage 5 Tour de Azerbaijan


 * 2015
 * 1st Vilnius Velomarathon
 * 10th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake


 * 2016
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Constantine
 * 1st Grand Prix de la Ville d'Oran
 * 2nd National Road Race Championships
 * 3rd Overall Tour International de Sétif
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1 & 4
 * 3rd Overall Tour Internationale d'Oranie
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 4th Critérium International de Sétif