Madis Mihkels (born 31 May 2003) is an Estonian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.[2] In 2023, he joined Intermarché–Wanty as a regular rider on a two-year contract after spending the late part of the 2022 season with the team as a stagiaire.[3]
 Madis Mihkels (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 May 2003 Tartu, Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Intermarché–Wanty | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | Team Ampler–Tartu2024[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux (stagiaire) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[4] Mihkels pulled his eyes into slants, in a picture Thijssen posted on his Instagram.[5]
Major results
editCyclo-cross
edit- 2019–2020
- 1st
National Junior Championships - 2020–2021
- 1st National Junior Championships
- 2021–2022
- 2nd National Under-23 Championships
- 2022–2023
- 1st Keila
Road
edit- 2020
- National Junior Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2021
- National Junior Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 3rd
Road race, UCI World Junior Championships - 3rd Overall One Belt One Road Nation's Cup Hungary
- 1st Stages 1a & 1b
- 7th Road race, UEC European Junior Championships
- 2022 (1 pro win)
- 4th Overall Tour of Estonia
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 4th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 5th Grand Prix de la Somme
- 6th Overall Tour du Loir et Cher
- 6th Gran Piemonte
- 2023 (1)
- 1st Stage 3 Deutschland Tour
- 4th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 8th Circuit de Wallonie
- 2024
- 3rd
Road race, UEC European Championships - 7th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 7th Surf Coast Classic
- 9th Scheldeprijs
- 10th Paris–Roubaix
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2024 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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112 |
 Tour de France
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 Vuelta a España
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| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "TEAM AMPLER-TARTU2024". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY GOBERT LEGT VOOR 2023 TALENTEN DE POOTER EN MIHKELS VAST". Wielerflits (in Dutch). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel; Moultrie, James (11 October 2023). "Mihkels, Thijssen withdrawn from Tour of Guangxi after racist gesture". Cycling News. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Wielerploeg laat duo niet starten in Ronde van Guangxi na gebaar met spleetogen". NOS. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
External links
edit- Madis Mihkels at UCI
- Madis Mihkels at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Madis Mihkels at ProCyclingStats
- Madis Mihkels at Cycling Quotient
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