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Markus Fothen

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Markus Fothen is the 1,249th most popular cyclist (up from 1,274th in 2024), the 7,031st most popular biography from Germany (down from 6,922nd in 2019) and the 104th most popular German Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Markus Fothen ranks 1,249 out of 1,613. Before him are Kenny De Ketele, Manuele Boaro, Darwin Atapuma, Gong Jinjie, Harrie Lavreysen, and Maja Włoszczowska. After him are Dries De Bondt, Alex Aranburu, Elena Cecchini, Annika Langvad, Luke Plapp, and Svein Tuft.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Markus Fothen ranks 1,194. Before him are Hideaki Matsuura, Matías Lequi, Moisés Hurtado, Hayato Hashimoto, Mỹ Tâm, and Zeina Abirached. After him are Jemima Rooper, Joshua Close, Liam de Young, Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Willa Ford, and Laura Michelle Kelly.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Markus Fothen ranks 7,034 out of 7,253. Before him are Daniela Samulski (1984), Christian Keller (1972), Sandra Klösel (1979), Sandra Kiriasis (1975), Maria Ehrich (1993), and Danny Williams (1989). After him are Adil Chihi (1988), Mohamed Amsif (1989), Yannick Gerhardt (1994), Benedict Wells (1984), Marlene Weingärtner (1980), and Mike Windischmann (1965).

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Among CYCLISTS In Germany

Among cyclists born in Germany, Markus Fothen ranks 103. Before him are Trixi Worrack (1981), Phil Bauhaus (1994), Daniel Becke (1978), Emanuel Buchmann (1992), and Jasmin Duehring (1992). After him are Andreas Müller (1979), Lennard Kämna (1996), René Enders (1987), Robert Wagner (1983), Maximilian Levy (1987), Charlotte Becker (1983), and Katrin Garfoot (1981).

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