Markus Fothen

Markus Fothen

Fothen at the 2007 Vuelta a España
Personal information
Full name	Markus Fothen
Born	September 9, 1981 (1981-09-09) (age 30) Kaarst, Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (160 lb)
Team information
Current team	Team NSP
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Amateur team(s)
2002–2003	Team TEAG Köstritzer
Professional team(s)
2004–2008 2009–2010 2011–	Gerolsteiner Team Milram Team NSP
Major wins
World Time-Trial Champion (U23) (2003)
Infobox last updated on July 27, 2007

Markus Fothen (born September 9, 1981 in Kaarst) is a German road racing cyclist, currently riding for the German continental team NSP.

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. [1]

During 2006 Tour de France, Fothen held the maillot blanc for 13 stages, losing it to Damiano Cunego on the 17th stage. He finished the Tour 38 seconds behind Cunego.

Palmarès

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2003

1st U-23 World Time Trial Champion

2004

1st GP Triberg-Schwarzwald

2005

12th Overall, Giro d'Italia

2006

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

15th Overall, Tour de France

2007

1st Stage 1, Tour de Romandie

2008

1st Stage 5, Tour de Suisse

1st Stage 5, Regio-Tour

2nd Overall Regio-Tour

4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

8th Overall Tour de Suisse

2010

10th Overall Tour Down Under

References

1. ^ http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=2675&idtitle=1

External links

• Official website
• Palmares on CyclingBase (French)

Persondata
Name	Fothen, Markus
Alternative names
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1981-09-09
Place of birth	Kaarst, Germany
Date of death
Place of death