Jaan Kirsipuu : biography

Jaan Kirsipuu (born July 17, 1969 in Tartu) is a retired Estonian road bicycle racer, living in Estonia. Kirsipuu initially retired at the end of the 2006, but participated in the 2007 Estonian championship, becoming time trial champion for the sixth time. In 2008 he was the manager of Latvian UCI Continental cycling team Rietumu Banka – Rīga. In 2009 he joined Team Giant-Veoila. So far Jaan has over 130 professional wins. He retired again in 2012, and became a sporting director with the team.

At his peak he was one of Estonia’s top athletes and the first Estonian rider to win a stage in the tour de France . He dropped out of the Tour de France 12 times,. Letour.fr (1969-07-17). Retrieved on 2012-07-09. which is the record. In spite of this, he won multiple stages and wore the yellow jersey for six days in 1999.

Major Accomplishments

1992

1st Tro-Bro Léon

1993

1st GP d’Isbergues

1997

1st GP de Cholet-Pays-de-Loire

1st Tour de Vendée

1998

1st, Stage 3 Vuelta a España

1st GP de Cholet-Pays-de-Loire

1st Route Adélie

1st Grand Prix de Villers-Cotterêts

1999

1st, Stage 1 Tour de France

Held Maillot jaune from Stages 2–7

1st, Race Series (15-races) Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route

1st GP de Cholet-Pays-de-Loire

1st Tour de Berne

1st Tour de l’Oise

2000

1st Classic Haribo

2001

1st, Stage 6 Tour de France

1st Danmark Rundt

1st

1st, 2 stages Tour Mediterranean

1st Route Adélie

1st, 2 stages Circuit de la Sarthe

1st GP de Denain

1st, 4 stages Four Days of Dunkirk (Quatre Jours de Dunkerque)

1st, 1 stage Tour de L’Oise

1st Tartu Tänavasõit

1st Sadamast Sadamasse (Tallinn-Paldiski)

1st 1 stage Tour du Poitou-Charentes

1st 1 stage Giro della Provincia di Lucca

1st 1 stage Wyścig Pokoju

2002

1st, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

1st, Stage 5 Tour de France

1st

1st Tartu Tänavasõit

2003

1st

2004

1st

2005

1st, Stage 4 Tour de Pologne

1st

2007

1st

2008

1st

2009

1st Stage 9, Tour du Cameroun

1st Stage 7, Tour du Maroc

1st Stage 3 FBD Insurance Ras

1st Stage 8 FBD Insurance Ras

1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido

1st Stage 4 Tour de Hokkaido

1st Stage 1 Herald Sun Tour