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.

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.

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

2002

1st Stage 2 2003

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