Tanel Kangert

Tanel Kangert (born 11 March 1987) is an Estonian former road bicycle racer, 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.
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, 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's main domestiques in the 2013 Giro d'Italia, 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, two seconds behind Mikel Landa, after winning the final stage. In October of the same year, he won the Abu Dhabi Tour ahead of Nicolas Roche.
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
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, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
8th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
9th Overall Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse
10th Coppa Placci
2008
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Boucles de l'Aulne
2010
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Tartu GP
2011
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2012
National Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse
2013
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
5th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
6th Overall Tour de Suisse
9th Overall Tour de Pologne
2014
5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
9th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
2016
1st Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
1st Stage 3
2nd Overall Giro del Trentino
1st Stages 1 (TTT), 3 & 4
6th Vuelta a Murcia
9th Road race, Olympic Games
2018
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
Combativity award Stage 17 Tour de France
2019
7th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2020
2nd Faun-Ardèche Classic
4th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
8th Overall Paris–Nice
9th La Drôme Classic
2021
6th Overall Tour of Slovenia
2022
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
10th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
1987 births
Living people
People from Vändra
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