Madis Mihkels

{{Short description|Estonian cyclist (born 2003)}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Madis Mihkels

| image = Rund um Köln 2023 81.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Mihkels in 2023

| full_name =

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|5|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tartu, Estonia

| height = 1.84 m

| weight = 75 kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|EFE}}

| discipline = {{ubl|Road|Cyclo-cross}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 =

| amateurteam1 =

| proyears1 = 2022

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|TBC|2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17312|title=TEAM AMPLER-TARTU2024|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=18 April 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418192847/https://www.uci.org/team-details/17312|archivedate=18 April 2022}}

| proyears2 = 2022

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|IWG|2022}}
(stagiaire)

| proyears3 = 2023–2024

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|IWG|2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17722|title=Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=13 January 2023}}

| proyears4 = 2025–

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|EFE|2025}}

| majorwins =

Single-day races and Classics

:National Road Race Championships (2025)

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Road cycling}}

{{Medal|Country|{{EST}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Flanders|Junior road race}}

{{MedalCompetition |European Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Limburg | Road race}}

| show-medals = no

}}

Madis Mihkels (born 31 May 2003) is an Estonian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|EFE}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/20240|title=EF Education–EasyPost|publisher=UCI|access-date=January 7, 2025}} He turned professional in 2023 with {{UCI team code|IWG|2023}} on a two-year contract after spending the late part of the 2022 season with the team as a stagiaire.{{cite news|title=INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY GOBERT LEGT VOOR 2023 TALENTEN DE POOTER EN MIHKELS VAST|language=dutch|url=https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/intermarche-wanty-gobert-legt-voor-2023-talenten-de-pooter-en-mihkels-vast/|access-date=18 April 2022|work=Wielerflits|date=15 December 2021}}

In October 2023, Mihkels and Belgian rider Gerben Thijssen were pulled by their team from the Tour of Guangxi, after Mihkels made a racist gesture.{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mihkels-and-thijssen-withdrawn-from-tour-of-guangxi-after-racist-slanted-eye-gesture/ |publisher=Cycling News |date=11 October 2023 |accessdate=11 October 2023 |title=Mihkels, Thijssen withdrawn from Tour of Guangxi after racist gesture |first1=Daniel |last1=Ostanek |first2=James |last2=Moultrie}} Mihkels pulled his eyes into slants, in a picture Thijssen posted on his Instagram.{{cite news |publisher=NOS |date=11 October 2023 |accessdate=11 October 2023 |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2493703-wielerploeg-laat-duo-niet-starten-in-ronde-van-guangxi-na-gebaar-met-spleetogen |title=Wielerploeg laat duo niet starten in Ronde van Guangxi na gebaar met spleetogen}}