The 2004 Olympian, nicknamed The Soldier[1] was a member of the Rabobank cycling team of the UCI ProTour since 1998 and had to end his career several weeks short because of a broken collarbone which he suffered during a training on 20 September 2006.

[6] In 1997 and 1998 Wauters didn't win a single race, although he became 7th at the World Cycling Championships 1998, his highest position in this event during his career.

Wauters was known as a worker in the peloton and didn't win much, but helped his teammates achieving decent results.

[1] On 15 October 2006 a memorial race was held in Zolder, Belgium to wave Wauters officially goodbye from the sport.

[2] Wauters started in a total of 10 Tour de France editions, finishing in Paris eight times.