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Jaan Kirsipuu

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Jaan Kirsipuu is an Estonian former road racer who now works as a directeur sportif for the continental team Voltas-Tartu 2024 by CCN. He spent most of his career under the manager Vincent Lavenu, joining the Chazal team as a stagiaire and staying with it through its various names for twelve years, and he took 115 professional wins plus another 62 in criteriums and other non-professional races. At his peak he was one of Estonia's top athletes and the first Estonian to win a stage of the Tour de France, wearing the yellow jersey for six days in 1999. He holds the record for abandoning the Tour twelve times, and became Estonian time trial champion for the sixth time in 2007.

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Birth Year
1969 1
Gender
Male 1
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5+ 1
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is an Estonian former road bicycle racer
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    (born 17 July 1969)
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    He spent the majority of his career riding under the management of Vincent Lavenu
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    becoming time trial champion for the sixth time
  • Lead, nationality
    is an Estonian former road bicycle racer
  • Plays: Cycling, Lead, sport
    is an Estonian former road bicycle racer
  • Competed In: Tour de France, Lead, Tour de France
    the first Estonian rider to win a stage in the Tour de France
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