Rein Taaramäe
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| Full name | Rein Taaramäe | ||
| Nickname | Vader (from "reinuvader" – a Fox) | ||
| Born | April 24, 1987  Estonia |
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (150 lb; 10.4 st) | ||
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| Current team | Cofidis | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Classification Rider | ||
| Rider type | GC rider | ||
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| 2007 | Cofidis (trainee) | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2008– | Cofidis | ||
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| Infobox last updated on 23 February 2012 |
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Rein Taaramäe (born April 24, 1987 in Tartu) is an Estonian road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental cycling team Cofidis.
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[edit] Career
Taaramäe turned professional in 2008 for Cofidis after riding for the team as a stagiaire in late 2007 and winning a stage at the Circuit des Ardennes early in the season. In 2008 he won two stages of Grand Prix du Portugal and a stage of Tour de l'Avenir. At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Taaramäe competed in the road race and the road time trial.
In 2009 he finished third at the Tour de Romandie and eighth at the Tour de Suisse. Taaramäe won both the national road race and time trial championships.[1] He also won Tour de l'Ain after winning the last stage to Col du Grand Colombier.[2] In 2010 he finished seventh at the Paris-Nice and third at the Volta a Catalunya. On Stage 14 of the 2011 Vuelta a España Taaramae and breakaway companion David de la Fuente were the last two riders of a 17 man breakaway, but with 2 km to go de la Fuente dropped back to pace teammate Juan José Cobo up the climb allowing Taaramae to solo to his first ever Grand Tour Stage Win.
[edit] Palmares
- 2005
- 3rd overall, juniors Course de Paix
- 2006
U23 Time Trial Champion- 1st, GP Ouest-France – U23 version
- 2007
- 1st, Stage 4, Circuit des Ardennes
, European U23 Time Trial Championship- 2nd, National Time Trial Championship
- 2008
- 1st, Stage 2, Grand Prix du Portugal
- 1st, Stage 3, Grand Prix du Portugal
- 1st, Stage 6, Tour de l'Avenir
- 2009
- Time Trial Champion
- Road Race Champion
- 1st Overall, Tour de l'Ain
- 1st, Stage 5
- 1st
Mountains Classification, Vuelta al País Vasco - 3rd Overall, Tour de Romandie
- 2nd Youth classification
- 8th Overall, Tour de Suisse
- 2010
- 3rd Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 7th Overall, Paris–Nice
- 2nd Youth classification
- 9th Overall, Route du Sud
- 2011
- Time Trial Champion
- 1st, Stage 14, Vuelta a Espana
- 3rd Overall, Critérium International
- 1st
Youth classification
- 1st
- 4th Overall, Paris–Nice
- 1st Youth classification
- 1st
- 8th Overall, Volta ao Algarve
- 10th Overall, Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 11th Overall, Tour de France
- 2nd Youth classification
- Held Maillot blanc on Stage 18
- Held Maillot blanc
- 2nd
- 2012
- 2nd Overall, Vuelta a Andalucia
- 3rd, Stage 2
- 3rd Overall, Étoile de Bessèges
- 2nd, Stage 5b
[edit] Grand Tour General Classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
- | - | - |
 Tour de France |
- | WD | 11 |
 Vuelta a España |
74 | - | WD |
WD = withdrew
[edit] References
- ^ Greg Johnson (28 July 2009). "Taaramae takes road title too". Cycling News. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/estonian-championships-cn/road-race/results. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Cofidis sweeps Horner aside". Cycling News. 12 August 2009. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-lain-2-1/stage-4/results. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rein Taaramäe |
- Rein Taaramäe's blog (Estonian)
- Rein Taaramäe profile at Cycling Archives
- Palmarès by cyclingbase.com
- Taaramae believes in top 10 placing at Tour de France Cyclingnews.com story in March 2011
- Taaramae comes of age, still makes mistakes Cyclingnews.com story in March 2010
