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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)

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]

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.

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• Palmares on CyclingBase (French)

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