Markus Fothen
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Markus Fothen |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Milram |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Major wins | |
| Template:FlagiconUCI World Time-Trial Champion (U23) (2003) | |
Markus Fothen (born September 9, 1981 in Kaarst) is a German road racing cyclist who races for Team Milram in the UCI ProTour.
In 2003 Fothen won the under-23 World Championship time trial in Hamilton, Canada. He completed the 30.8km 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.
Wrote the Podium Cafe in 2009:
On the subject of Milram, Markus Fothen has embraced the role of support rider to the team's captains Leenoos and Gerald Ciolek. The 27 year old explained, "It is clear that the two captains Linus Gerdemann and Gerald Ciolek must have all our support. If Linus wants to ride at the front, I will be at his side." Fothen finished second behind Damiano Cunego in the young rider's classification in the 2006 Tour de France. A strong time trialist and climber, Fothen was widely touted as a possible future grand tour rider. In 2008, Fothen won a stage of the Tour de Suisse and a stage of the Regio Tour. He was also 8th in the general classification at the Tour de Suisse and fourth at Tirreno-Adriatico. Look for him to ride for results in the shorter stage races, when not supporting Milram's captains.[1]
Palmarès[2]
- 2003
- 1st
U-23 World Time Trial Champion - 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
- 2nd Overall Regio Tour
- 4th Overall Tirreno-Adriatico
- 8th Overall Tour de Suisse
References
External links
  | This biographical article relating to German cycling is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |