TK
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Road bicycle racer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
11 March 1987(Vändra, Pärnu County, Estonia)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Tanel Kangert (born 11 March 1987) is an Estonian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana. After the 2009 season, he was sacked by his team, Ag2r–La Mondiale, because of a knee injury that nearly ended his career.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2005
- 1st
Overall Course de la Paix juniors - 3rd Overall Liège–La Gleize
- 2007
- 1st
Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships - 1st Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
- 1st Stage 3
- 2nd Kreiz Breizh Elites
- 3rd Riga Grand Prix
- 7th Time trial, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
- 10th Coppa Placci
- 2008
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 2010
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Tartu GP
- 2011
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2012
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse
- 2013
- 1st 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
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
Road race, National Under–23 Road ChampionshipsGrand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | 26 | 13 | — | 13 | 23 | DNF |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — | 20 | 22 | 26 | — |
 Vuelta a España |
64 | — | 11 | DNF | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |