Profile: Tanel Kangert, super-domestique for Nibali

If Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) hopes to win the 2014 Tour de France, one of the riders he'll count on in a super-domestique role is 26-year-old Estonian Tanel Kangert. During Astana's 2013 Grand Tour campaign Kangert provided key support for Nibali in both the Giro d'Italia (won by Nibali with Kangert finishing 14th) as well as the Vuelta a Espana (2nd by Nibali with Kangert in 11th).

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Based in the southeastern United States, Peter produces race coverage for all disciplines, edits news and writes features. The New Jersey native has 30 years of road racing and cyclo-cross experience, starting in the early 1980s as a Junior in the days of toe clips and leather hairnets. Over the years he's had the good fortune to race throughout the United States and has competed in national championships for both road and 'cross in the Junior and Masters categories. The passion for cycling started young, as before he switched to the road Peter's mission in life was catching big air on his BMX bike.