Tanel Kangert (born 11 March 1987) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n former

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...

, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2022.

Early life

Kangert was born in Vändra, Estonia. He attended kindergarten alongside fellow Estonian cyclist

Rein Taaramäe Rein Taaramäe (born 24 April 1987) is an Estonian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team . Career Cofidis (2008–14) Taaramäe turned professional in 2008 for after riding for the team as a stagiaire in late 20 ...

Career

Kangert signed his first professional contract with in 2008, after riding with the team as a stagiaire in the 2007 season. In the same year, he finished first in the Estonian National Time Trial Championships. However, during 2008 he also suffered from severe pain in both of his knees, requiring surgery to allow them to move more naturally. This forced him to race as an amateur during the 2010 season. In 2011, Kangert signed for the Kazakh team . In 2012, he won the final stage of the

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

, beating Jérémy Roy in a sprint after the pair had attacked from a breakaway group earlier in the race. In the same year, he also won the Estonian National Road Race Championships. Kangert was one of

Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali (; born 14 November 1984) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2005 to 2022. He is one of seven cyclists who have won all three of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours i ...

's main domestiques in the

2013 Giro d'Italia The 2013 Giro d'Italia was the 96th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It started in Naples and finished in Brescia. Vincenzo Nibali of team Astana (cycling team), Astana won the General classific ...

, finishing in 14th position himself, after which it was announced he would sign a 3-year extension to his contract at Astana. In 2016, Kangert finished second in the

Giro del Trentino The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino () until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. In 2015, th ...

, two seconds behind

Mikel Landa Mikel Landa Meana (born 13 December 1989) is a Spanish Basques, Basque professional road bicycle racing, road cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . His career breakthrough came at the 2015 Giro d'Italia where he won two stages and finished third ...

, after winning the final stage. In October of the same year, he won the

Abu Dhabi Tour The Abu Dhabi Tour was a men's Road bicycle racing#Stage races, cycling stage race that took place in the United Arab Emirates, held annually between 2015 Abu Dhabi Tour, 2015 and 2018 Abu Dhabi Tour, 2018. In 2019, the Abu Dhabi Tour merged with ...

ahead of

Nicolas Roche Nicolas Roche (; born 3 July 1984) is an Ireland, Irish cyclist, who competes in gravel cycling for his own NR GRVL team. He is also a former professional Road bicycle racing, road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2021 for ...

. Kangert signed for American outfit for the 2019 season. He signed for on a two-year contract for the 2021 season, in support of Simon Yates who had recently extended his contract with the team.

Major results

;2004 : 10th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors ;2005 : 1st Overall Course de la Paix Juniors : 3rd Overall Liège–La Gleize ;2006 : 6th Overall

Tour des Pyrénées The Tour des Pyrénées was a road bicycle race held annually from 1995 to 2010 across the Pyrenees mountains in southwestern France and northeastern Spain. In 2006 it became a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Winners References ...

;2007 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon ::1st Stage 3 : 2nd Kreiz Breizh Elites : 3rd Riga Grand Prix : 7th

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 8th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 9th Overall

Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse is a road bicycle race held annually in the French department of Vaucluse. It is contested over three days. The first edition was held in 2007; it is classified as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continenta ...

: 10th

Coppa Placci The Coppa Placci is a semi-classic European bicycle race held between Imola, Italy and San Marino. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is named after Antonio Placci, a cyclist born in Imola ...

;2008 : 1st

, National Road Championships : 4th

Boucles de l'Aulne Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was previously known as Grand ...

;2010 : National Road Championships ::1st

::2nd Road race : 1st

Tartu GP The Tartu GP was a one-day road cycling race in Tartu, Estonia. It was first run in 2001 and became part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.1 event in 2005. The most successful rider was Jaan Kirsipuu with three consecutive victories. The race was ...

;2011 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2012 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::2nd

: 1st Stage 9

;2013 : 1st

, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

: 5th

Grand Prix of Aargau Canton Grand Prix of Aargau Canton () is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Aargau canton, one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. The race consists of fifteen laps around the Swiss town of Gippingen, which belongs to the municipa ...

: 6th Overall

: 9th Overall

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...

;2014 : 5th Overall

Vuelta a Andalucía The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ...

: 9th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana ;2016 : 1st Overall

::1st Stage 3 : 2nd Overall

::1st Stages 1 ( TTT), 3 & 4 : 6th

Vuelta a Murcia The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia () is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, due to Spain's fina ...

: 9th Road race,

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...

;2018 : 1st

, National Road Championships :

Combativity award The combativity award is a prize given in road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, ...

Stage 17

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

;2019 : 7th

UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...

;2020 : 2nd Ardèche Classic : 4th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var : 8th Overall

Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...

: 9th La Drôme Classic ;2021 : 6th Overall

Tour of Slovenia Tour of Slovenia (Dirka po Sloveniji) is a five day road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race held since 1993. Between 2005 and 2018, it was organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The 2019 edition was classified as a 2.HC race. It b ...

;2022 : 2nd

, National Road Championships : 10th

UEC European Road Championships UEC may refer to: Organisations * Uganda Electoral Commission, the electoral commission of Uganda * Union Election Commission, the electoral commission of Myanmar * University of Electro-Communications, a university based in Chofu city, Tokyo, Japa ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kangert, Tanel 1987 births Living people People from Vändra Sportspeople from Pärnu County Estonian male cyclists Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Estonia Tour de Suisse stage winners 21st-century Estonian sportsmen Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class