{{short description|Estonian road bicycle racer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Rene Mandri | image = Rene Mandri 2010.jpg | fullname = Rene Mandri | nickname = ''Manner'' | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Jõgeva, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union | height = {{height|m=1.85|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|66|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | currentteam = {{UCI team code|IPT}} | discipline = Road | role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|Team manager|Directeur sportif}} | ridertype = All-rounder | amateuryears1 = 1996–1999 | amateurteam1 = Kona–Centrum | amateuryears2 = 2000–2002 | amateurteam2 = U | amateuryears3 = 2003 | amateurteam3 = AC Val d'Oise | amateuryears4 = 2004 | amateurteam4 = Tarbes Pyrénées | amateuryears5 = 2005 | amateurteam5 = EC Saint-Étienne Loire | amateuryears6 = 2005 | amateurteam6 = {{UCI team code|ALM|2005}} ''(stagiaire)'' | amateuryears7 = 2013–2014 | amateurteam7 = Probikeshop–EC Saint-Étienne Loire | proyears1 = 2006 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|AUB|2006}} | proyears2 = 2007–2010 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|ALM|2007}} | proyears3 = 2011–2012 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|EDR|2011}} | manageyears1 = 2014 | manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|RBD|2014}} | manageyears2 = 2020–2022 | manageteam2 = {{UCI team code|TBC|2020}}<ref name=tbc>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14132/2003434/257|title=Tartu2024 BalticChainCycling.com|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=8 May 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508005347/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14132/2003434/257|archivedate=8 May 2020}}</ref> | manageyears3 = 2023– | manageteam3 = {{UCI team code|IPT|2023}} | majorwins = Tartu GP (2012) }}

'''Rene Mandri''' (born 20 January 1984 in Jõgeva) is an Estonian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2006 and 2012, with the {{UCI team code|AUB|2006}}, {{UCI team code|ALM|2010}} and {{UCI team code|EDR|2012}} teams. He had a life-threatening crash in 2008 Giro d'Italia Stage 6. He has been working as cycling coach since 2014 and he is a recognized Sports Organisation Leader in Estonia with an IOC diploma. He created Cycling Tartu, a club to develop cycling in the Baltics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cyclingtartu.com/|title=Tartu|website=cyclingtartu}}</ref> and was the U23 coach in Estonian Cyclists Union.

He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|IPT}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17703|title=Israel–Premier Tech|publisher=UCI|access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref> He previously worked as a team manager for UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|TBC}}.<ref name="tbc" /> He expressed his regret that protesters against the Israeli–Palestinian conflict hindered his team's ability to participate in Giro dell'Emilia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iisraeli rattatiimis töötav Rene Mandri tühistatud võistluskutsest: poliitikud kasutavad lihtsalt olukorda ära |url=https://sport.delfi.ee/artikkel/120406837/iisraeli-rattatiimis-tootav-rene-mandri-tuhistatud-voistluskutsest-poliitikud-kasutavad-lihtsalt-olukorda-ara |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Delfi Sport |language=et}}</ref>

==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2005 : 1st 20px Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2006 : 1st Trophée Luc Leblanc : 2nd U23 Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2007 : 24th Milano- San Remo : 24th Vuelta Espana ::6th Stage 2 & 3 ::9th Stage 5 : 28th Elite Road Race World Championships ;2011 : 2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Tartu GP ;2012 : 1st Tartu GP : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista a León ;2013 : 3rd Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour : 5th Overall Baltic Chain Tour {{div col end}}

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== External links == {{stack|{{commons category}}}} * {{Official website|http://www.ag2r-cyclisme.com/fiche-rene-mandri.asp|Profile at AG2R Prévoyance official website}} *[http://rattaprofid.wordpress.com/tulemused/rene-mandri/ Rene Mandri at Rattaprofid] {{in lang|et}} *{{Sports links}}

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