Markus Fothen

Markus Fothen (born 9 September 1981 in Kaarst) is a retired German road racing cyclist, who rode as a professional between 2004 and 2013.^[1]

Markus Fothen

Fothen at the 2007 Vuelta a España
Personal information
Full name	Markus Fothen
Born	(1981-09-09) 9 September 1981 (age 43) Kaarst, West Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Amateur team
2002–2003	Team TEAG Köstritzer
Professional teams
2004–2008	Gerolsteiner
2009–2010	Team Milram
2011–2013	Team NSP
Major wins
World Time-Trial Champion (U23) (2003)

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.^[2]

During 2006 Tour de France, Fothen held the white jersey as leader of the young rider classification for 13 stages, losing it to Damiano Cunego on the 17th stage. He finished the Tour 38 seconds behind Cunego.

Major results

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2002

1st Overall Ronde de l'Isard

1st Stage 2

2003

1st Time trial, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships

1st Time trial, UEC European Under–23 Road Championships

2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard

2004

1st GP Triberg-Schwarzwald

4th Overall Regio-Tour

2005

2nd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe

2006

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

2007

1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie

2008

2nd Overall Regio-Tour

1st Stage 5

4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

8th Overall Tour de Suisse

1st Stage 5

8th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt

10th Overall Volta ao Algarve

2010

10th Overall Tour Down Under

2011

7th Overall Oberösterreichrundfahrt

8th Overall Tour d'Azerbaïdjan

2012

8th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich