Rene Mandri (born 20 January 1984 in Jõgeva) is an Estonian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2006 and 2012, with the Auber 93, Ag2r–La Mondiale and Endura Racing teams. He had a life-threatening crash in 2008 Giro d'Italia Stage 6. He has been working as cycling coach since 2014 and he is a recognized Sports Organisation Leader in Estonia with an IOC diploma. He created Cycling Tartu, a club to develop cycling in the Baltics.[2] and was the U23 coach in Estonian Cyclists Union.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rene Mandri |
| Nickname | Manner |
| Born | 20 January 1984 Jõgeva, Estonia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Israel–Premier Tech |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
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| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1996–1999 | Kona–Centrum |
| 2000–2002 | U |
| 2003 | AC Val d'Oise |
| 2004 | Tarbes Pyrénées |
| 2005 | EC Saint-Étienne Loire |
| 2005 | AG2R Prévoyance (stagiaire) |
| 2013–2014 | Probikeshop–EC Saint-Étienne Loire |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006 | Auber 93 |
| 2007–2010 | AG2R Prévoyance |
| 2011–2012 | Endura Racing |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2014 | Rietumu–Delfin |
| 2020–2022 | Tartu2024–BalticChainCycling.com[1] |
| 2023– | Israel–Premier Tech |
| Major wins | |
| Tartu GP (2012) | |
He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[3] He previously worked as a team manager for UCI Continental team Voltas–Tartu 2024 by CCN.[1]
Major results
edit- 2005
- 1st
Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships - 2006
- 1st Trophée Luc Leblanc
- 2nd U23 Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2007
- 24th Milano- San Remo
- 24th Vuelta Espana
- 6th Stage 2 & 3
- 9th Stage 5
- 28th Elite Road Race World Championships
- 2011
- 2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Tartu GP
- 2012
- 1st Tartu GP
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista a León
- 2013
- 3rd Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
- 5th Overall Baltic Chain Tour
References
edit- ^ a b "Tartu2024 BalticChainCycling.com". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Tartu". cyclingtartu.
- ^ "Israel–Premier Tech". UCI. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links
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- Profile at AG2R Prévoyance official website
- Rene Mandri at Rattaprofid (in Estonian)
- Rene Mandri at trap-friis.dk
- Rene Mandri at UCI
- Rene Mandri at Cycling Archives
- Rene Mandri at ProCyclingStats
- Rene Mandri at Cycling Quotient
- Rene Mandri at CycleBase
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