Tanel Kangert

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Tanel Kangert

| image = Tanel Kangert TDPB 2013 (Cropping).jpg

| caption = Kangert at the 2013 Tour of the Basque Country

| fullname = Tanel Kangert

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|3|11}}

| birth_place = Vändra, Estonian SSR,
Soviet Union

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Climber

| amateuryears1 = 2006

| amateurteam1 = UC Artisienne

| amateuryears2 = 2007

| amateurteam2 = RO St-Amandandoise

| amateuryears3 = 2007

| amateurteam3 = {{UCI team code|ALM|2007}} (stagiaire)

| amateuryears4 = 2010

| amateurteam4 = EC Saint-Étienne Loire

| proyears1 = 2008–2009

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|ALM|2008}}

| proyears2 = 2011–2018

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|AST|2011}}

| proyears3 = 2019–2020

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|EFD|2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/ef-education-first-pro-cycling/|title=EF Education First Pro Cycling|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102214349/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/ef-education-first-pro-cycling/|archive-date=2 January 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2020-team-preview-ef-education-first/|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|title=2020 Team Preview: EF Education First|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=1 January 2020|access-date=2 January 2020}}

| proyears4 = 2021–2022

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|MTS men|2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15239/1001717/279|title=GreenEDGE Cycling|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101231319/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15239/1001717/279|archive-date=1 January 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tanel-kangert-joins-mitchelton-scott-in-support-of-simon-yates/|title=Tanel Kangert joins Mitchelton-Scott in support of Simon Yates|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=21 August 2020|access-date=21 August 2020}}

| majorwins = Stage races

:Abu Dhabi Tour (2016)

One-day races and Classics

:National Time Trial Championships
(2008, 2010, 2013, 2018)

:National Road Race Championships (2012)

}}

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.{{cite magazine|title=Tanel Kangert - BikeExchange's Estonian Rider on the difference between a pro and a champion |magazine=ProCycling |publisher=Future PLC |date=June 2021 |page=25 }}

Career

Kangert signed his first professional contract with {{UCI team code|ALM|2008}} in 2008, after riding with the team as a stagiaire in the 2007 season.{{cite web |last1=Haake |first1=Bjorn |title=Tanel Kangert signs withj Ag2r Prévoyance |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tanel-kangert-signs-withj-ag2r-prevoyance/ |website=Cyclingnews |access-date=8 October 2021}} In the same year, he finished first in the Estonian National Time Trial Championships.{{cite web |title=Tanel Kangert |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/tanel-kangert |website=ProCyclingStats |access-date=8 October 2021}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Hamilton |first1=Alastair |title=Astana’s Tanel Kangert Gets PEZ’d! |url=https://pezcyclingnews.com/interviews/astanas-tanel-kangert-gets-pezd/ |website=Pez Cycling |access-date=8 October 2021}}

In 2011, Kangert signed for the Kazakh team {{UCI team code|AST|2011}}. 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.{{cite web |title=Costa wins Tour de Suisse overall as Kangert takes final stage |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/costa-wins-tour-de-suisse-overall-as-kangert-takes-final-stage-42224 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=8 October 2021}} 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.{{cite web |title=Tanel Kangert signs three-year contract to stay with Astana |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/cycling/news/15264/8929607/tanel-kangert-signs-three-year-contract-to-stay-with-astana |website=Sky News |access-date=8 October 2021}} In 2016, Kangert finished second in the Giro del Trentino, two seconds behind Mikel Landa, after winning the final stage.{{cite web |title=Mikel Landa wins Giro del Trentino as Tanel Kangert takes final stage |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/cycling/news/15264/10253888/mikel-landa-wins-giro-del-trentino-as-tanel-kangert-takes-final-stage |website=Sky Sports |access-date=8 October 2021}} In October of the same year, he won the Abu Dhabi Tour ahead of Nicolas Roche.{{cite web |last1=Farrand |first1=Stephen |title=Kangert enjoys his big day out at the Abu Dhabi Tour |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kangert-enjoys-his-big-day-out-at-the-abu-dhabi-tour/ |website=Cyclingnews |access-date=8 October 2021}}

Kangert signed for American outfit {{UCI team code|EFD|2019}} for the 2019 season.{{cite web |title=Estonian Time Trial Champion Tanel Kangert Signs With EF Education First – Drapac P/B Cannondale For 2019 |url=https://biketoday.news/article/estonian-time-trial-champion-tanel-kangert-signs-with-pinkargyle-for-2019 |website=Biketoday |access-date=8 October 2021}} He signed for {{UCI team code|MTS men|2021}} 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 {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Course de la Paix Juniors

: 3rd Overall Liège–La Gleize

;2006

: 6th Overall Tour des Pyrénées

;2007

: 1st {{cjersey|estonia}} Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} 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 {{cjersey|estonia}} Time trial, National Road Championships

: 4th Boucles de l'Aulne

;2010

: National Road Championships

::1st {{cjersey|estonia}} Time trial

::2nd Road race

: 1st Tartu GP

;2011

: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships

;2012

: National Road Championships

::1st {{cjersey|estonia}} Road race

::2nd Time trial

: 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse

;2013

: 1st {{cjersey|estonia}} 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 {{cjersey|red}} 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 {{cjersey|estonia}} Time trial, National Road Championships

: {{cjersey|red number}} Combativity award Stage 17 Tour de France

;2019

: 7th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships

;2020

: 2nd 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=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Grand Tour ! scope="col" \| 2008 ! scope="col" \| 2009 ! scope="col" \| 2010 ! scope="col" \| 2011 ! scope="col" \| 2012 ! scope="col" \| 2013 ! scope="col" \| 2014 ! scope="col" \| 2015 ! scope="col" \| 2016 ! scope="col" \| 2017 ! scope="col" \| 2018 ! scope="col" \| 2019 ! scope="col" \| 2020 ! scope="col" \| 2021 ! scope="col" \| 2022
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|pink}} Giro d'Italia \|— \|— \|— \|— \| 26 \| 13 \|— \| 13 \| 23 \| DNF \| DNF \| 18 \| 32 \| 21 \| —
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|yellow}} Tour de France \|— \|— \|— \|— \|— \|— \| 20 \| 22 \| 26 \|— \| 16 \| 27 \|— \|— \|—
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|red}} Vuelta a España \|— \|— \|— \| 63 \|— \| 11 \| DNF \|— \|— \|— \|— \|— \|— \|— \|—
colspan=16 align="center"\|Major stage race general classification results
scope="col" \| Race ! scope="col" \| 2008 ! scope="col" \| 2009 ! scope="col" \| 2010 ! scope="col" \| 2011 ! scope="col" \| 2012 ! scope="col" \| 2013 ! scope="col" \| 2014 ! scope="col" \| 2015 ! scope="col" \| 2016 ! scope="col" \| 2017 ! scope="col" \| 2018 ! scope="col" \| 2019 ! scope="col" \| 2020 ! scope="col" \| 2021 ! scope="col" \| 2022
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|yellow}} Paris–Nice \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| 26 \| 39 \| — \| — \| style="background:#ddf;" \|8 \| — \| —
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|azul}} Tirreno–Adriatico \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| 23 \| — \| — \| — \| 35 \| 29 \| 25 \| — \| —
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|Volta a Catalunya}} Volta a Catalunya \| — \| — \| — \| 66 \| — \| — \| — \| 64 \| 19 \| — \| — \| 40 \| style="color:#4d4d4d;" rowspan=3\|NH \| 33 \| —
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|yellow}} Tour of the Basque Country \| — \| — \| — \| — \| 44 \| 27 \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| DNF
style="text-align:center; ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|yellow}} Tour de Romandie \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| 33 \| — \| — \| 41 \| 21 \| 17 \| — \| —
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|Dauphine}} Critérium du Dauphiné \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| 17 \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| 46 \| — \| —
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|yellow}} Tour de Suisse \| 14 \| — \| — \| 32 \| 18 \| style="background:#ddf;" \|6 \| — \| — \| — \| — \| 11 \| — \| style="color:#4d4d4d;"\|NH \| — \| —

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Grand Tour

! scope="col" | 2008

! scope="col" | 2009

! scope="col" | 2010

! scope="col" | 2011

! scope="col" | 2012

! scope="col" | 2013

! scope="col" | 2014

! scope="col" | 2015

! scope="col" | 2016

! scope="col" | 2017