Merhawi Kudus
 Kudus at the 2013 Tour de l'Ain | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin | ||||||||||||
| Nickname | Oriole of Asmara[1] | ||||||||||||
| Born |
January 23, 1994 Eritrea | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||
| Current team | Team Dimension Data | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | ||||||||||||
| Amateur team(s) | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | World Cycling Centre | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Bretagne–Séché Environnement (stagiaire) | ||||||||||||
| Professional team(s) | |||||||||||||
| 2014– | MTN–Qhubeka | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Infobox last updated on 6 November 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (born January 23, 1994) is an Eritrean cyclist. He is a member of Team Dimension Data. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France,[3] becoming one of the first two black Africans to start the Tour alongside team-mate and countryman Daniel Teklehaimanot.[4] At the age of 21 Kudus was the youngest rider in the race.[5] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[6]
Career achievements
Major results
Source:[7]
- 2012
- 6th Overall Tour of Rwanda
- 1st Stage 1
- 2013
- 1st Mountains classification La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- African Continental Cycling Championships
- 2nd Under-23 road race
- 3rd Road race
- 2nd Overall Tour of Eritrea
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
- 1st Young rider classification
- 6th Asmara Circuit
- 8th Overall Fenkil Northern Red Sea Challenge
- 2014
- 2nd Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 3rd Overall Mzansi Tour
- 5th Overall Route du Sud
- 1st Young rider classification
- 2015
- African Continental Cycling Championships
- 1st Team time trial
- 5th Individual time trial
- 9th Road race
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- 10th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 2016
- 3rd National Time Trial Championships
- 6th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 9th Overall Tour of Oman
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — | 37 |
 Tour |
— | 84 | — |
 Vuelta |
92 | — | 38 |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/friebos/status/700688261090557952
- 1 2 "Merhawi Kudus". MTN–Qhubeka. Qhubeka. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ Cummings, Basia (10 July 2015). "Daniel Teklehaimanot: 'I'm proud to be an Eritrean riding the Tour de France'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Daniel Teklehaimanot becomes first African to compete in Tour de France". thenational.ae. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Merhawi Kudus". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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