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 , and 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. and was the U23 coach in Estonian Cyclists Union.
He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam . He previously worked as a team manager for UCI Continental team . He expressed his regret that protesters against the Israeli–Palestinian conflict hindered his team's ability to participate in Giro dell'Emilia.
Major results
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
External links
Rene Mandri at Rattaprofid