Tomas Vaitkus

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]

Tomas Vaitkus

Vaitkus at the 2013 Tour of Utah.
Personal information
Full name	Tomas Vaitkus
Nickname	Tomas the Tank Engine, Tomas ‘Aventador’ Vaitkus
Born	(1982-02-04) 4 February 1982 (age 42) 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 Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2006) One-Day Races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2004, 2008, 2013) National Time Trial Championships (2003, 2004) Under-23 World Time Trial Championships (2002)