Tomas Vaitkus, the Lithuanian rider, was one of the seven riders making up Team Radioshack’s squad for the Santos Tour Down Under. Known as a well established Classics rider, Vaitkus’ biggest moment of this year’s Tour Down Under came at the end of stage four. This was the longest stage of this year’s Tour Down Under. With less than 15 kilometers to go on the stage, Vaitkus, along with Lance Armstrong, mounted a final attack. Their breakaway built up to a 23 second lead on the peloton before being brought back in. Vaitkus’ ride on stage four helped him jump nearly 30 spots in the general overall classification. He held onto this jump and ended the Tour Down Under in 43rd place.
Below are the daily results for Tomas Vaitkus at the Tour Down Under:
January 17th: Cancer Council Helpline Classic
Finish: 16th
Time: 1.04’33
January 19th: Stage 1
Finish: 84th
Time:3.15’30”
January 20st: Stage 2
Finish: 85th
Time: 3.24’09” Back: 20”
General Classification: 66th
Time: 6.39”39 Back: 40”
January 21st: Stage 3
Finish: 77th
Time: 3.16’17” Back: 1’39”
General Classification: 68th
Time: 9.55’56” Back: 2’18”
January 22nd: Stage 4
Finish: 49th
Time: 3.30’46” Back: 17”
General Classification: 52nd
Time: 13.26’42” Back: 2’45”
January 23rd: Stage 5
Finish: 45th
Time: 3.29’48” Back: …
General Classification: 39th
Time: 16.56’30” Back: 2’45”
January 24th: Stage 6
Finish: 116th
Time: 1.53’46” Back: 26”
General Classification: 43rd
Time: 18.50’12” Back: 3’11”
By Fitzalan Gorman, staff writer
