Madis Mihkels Explained

Madis Mihkels
Birth Place:Tartu, Estonia
Height:1.84 m
Weight:75 kg
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2022
Proteam1:[1]
Proyears2:2022
Proteam2:
(stagiaire)
Proyears3:2023–
Show-Medals:no

Madis Mihkels (born 31 May 2003) is an Estonian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[2] In 2023, he joined 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
  • 7th Surf Coast Classic
  • 9th Scheldeprijs
  • 10th Paris–Roubaix

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: TEAM AMPLER-TARTU2024. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 18 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220418192847/https://www.uci.org/team-details/17312. 18 April 2022.
    2. Web site: Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux. Union Cycliste Internationale. 13 January 2023.
    3. News: INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY GOBERT LEGT VOOR 2023 TALENTEN DE POOTER EN MIHKELS VAST. dutch. 18 April 2022. Wielerflits. 15 December 2021.
    4. Web site: Mihkels, Thijssen withdrawn from Tour of Guangxi after racist gesture . Cycling News . 11 October 2023 . 11 October 2023 . Daniel . Ostanek . James . Moultrie.
    5. News: . 11 October 2023 . 11 October 2023 . Wielerploeg laat duo niet starten in Ronde van Guangxi na gebaar met spleetogen.