Kangert enjoys his big day out at the Abu Dhabi Tour

Tanel Kangert is one of Astana's hard working team riders that spend much of their season at the service of Vincenzo Nibali and Fabio Aru. But with Nibali still recovering after fracturing his collarbone at the Rio Olympics, Kangert got his big day out as team leader on the climb to Jebel Hafeet. He didn't disappoint, ably stepping up as team leader and winning the all-important mountain stage to set up overall success at the Abu Dhabi Tour.

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.