Madis Mihkels
Madis Mihkels (born 31 May 2003) is an Estonian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . 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. 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. Mihkels pulled his eyes into slants, in a picture Thijssen posted on his Instagram. 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 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 1st Stage 3 Deutschland Tour 4th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships 8th Circuit de Wallonie References External links 2003 births Living people Estonian male cyclists Sportspeople from Tartu