Madis Mihkels

Madis Mihkels
Madis Mihkels (2023)
Personal information
Born (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 21)
Tartu, Estonia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamIntermarché–Wanty
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
2022Team Ampler–Tartu2024[1]
2022Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
(stagiaire)
2023–Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
Medal record
Road cycling
Representing  Estonia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Flanders Junior road race
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Limburg Road race

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]

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

Cyclo-cross

2019–2020
1st National Junior Championships
2020–2021
1st National Junior Championships
2021–2022
2nd National Under-23 Championships
2022–2023
1st Keila

Road

2020
National Junior Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
2021
National Junior Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
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
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

Grand Tour 2024
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 112
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "TEAM AMPLER-TARTU2024". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ "INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY GOBERT LEGT VOOR 2023 TALENTEN DE POOTER EN MIHKELS VAST". Wielerflits (in Dutch). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ Ostanek, Daniel; Moultrie, James (11 October 2023). "Mihkels, Thijssen withdrawn from Tour of Guangxi after racist gesture". Cycling News. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Wielerploeg laat duo niet starten in Ronde van Guangxi na gebaar met spleetogen". NOS. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.


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