Merhawi Kudus
Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Tigrinya: መርሃዊ ቕዱስን ገብረመድኅን; born January 23, 1994) is an Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana.[3] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France,[4] becoming one of the first two black Africans to start the Tour alongside teammate and countryman Daniel Teklehaimanot.[5] At the age of 21 Kudus was the youngest rider in the race.[6] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[7]
Kudus at the 2013 Tour de l'Ain | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin | |||||||||||||
Born | Eritrea | January 23, 1994|||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)[1] | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Astana | |||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
Rider type | Climbing specialist | |||||||||||||
Amateur teams | ||||||||||||||
2013 | World Cycling Centre | |||||||||||||
2013 | Bretagne–Séché Environnement (stagiaire) | |||||||||||||
Professional teams | ||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | MTN–Qhubeka | |||||||||||||
2019– | Astana[2] | |||||||||||||
Major wins | ||||||||||||||
One-Day Races and Classics | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
- 2012
- 6th Overall Tour of Rwanda
- 1st Stage 1
- 2013
- 1st
Mountains classification La Tropicale Amissa Bongo - African Road Championships
- 2nd
Under-23 road race - 3rd
Road race
- 2nd
- 2nd Overall Tour of Eritrea
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 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
- 1st
- 2015
- African Road Championships
- 1st
Team time trial - 5th Time trial
- 9th Road race
- 1st
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- 10th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 2016
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 6th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 9th Overall Tour of Oman
- 2017
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Tour of Oman
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2018
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 9th Overall Tour of Oman
- 2019
- 1st
Overall Tour du Rwanda - 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour of Turkey
- 6th Road race, African Road Championships
- 8th Giro della Toscana
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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— | — | 37 | — | — | |
— | 84 | — | — | — | |
92 | — | 38 | DNF | 31 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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References
- "Merhawi Kudus". MTN–Qhubeka. Qhubeka. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- "Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019". Astana. Apgrade. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- "Astana Pro Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- "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.
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