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.

Rene Mandri
Personal information
Full nameRene Mandri
NicknameManner
Born (1984-01-20) 20 January 1984 (age 40)
Jõgeva, Estonia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current teamIsrael–Premier Tech
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
1996–1999Kona–Centrum
2000–2002U
2003AC Val d'Oise
2004Tarbes Pyrénées
2005EC Saint-Étienne Loire
2005AG2R Prévoyance (stagiaire)
2013–2014Probikeshop–EC Saint-Étienne Loire
Professional teams
2006Auber 93
2007–2010AG2R Prévoyance
2011–2012Endura Racing
Managerial teams
2014Rietumu–Delfin
2020–2022Tartu2024–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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Tartu2024 BalticChainCycling.com". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Tartu". cyclingtartu.
  3. ^ "Israel–Premier Tech". UCI. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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