Eric Manizabayo (born 28 August 1997) is a Rwandan cyclist, who last rode for Rwandan club team Benediction Kitei Pro 2020.[2] He competed in the road race at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships, and won the 2022 Rwandan National Road Race Championships.[3][4]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 August 1997 Jenda, Nyabihu District, Rwanda |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2014–2018 | Benediction Cycling Team |
| 2023 | Benediction Kitei Pro 2020 |
| Professional team | |
| 2019–2022 | Benediction–Excel Energy[1] |
Manizabayo was born in the village of Jenda and dropped out of school at the age of 12 to work as a bike taxi operator. He began cycling competitively in 2015.[5]
Major results
edit- 2016
- National Junior Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2017
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 2018
- 2nd Team time trial, Africa Cup
- 2019
- 8th Overall Tour du Sénégal
- 2020
- 10th Overall Tour du Rwanda
- 2022
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 9th Overall Tour du Rwanda
- 2023
- 1st
Mountains classification, Tour du Cameroun - 2024
- 10th Classique de l'Île Maurice
References
edit- ^ "Benediction Ignite". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Benediction Ignite". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Final Results / Résultat final: Men Elite Road Race". Tissot Timing. Tissot. 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Eric Manizabayo". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (12 October 2018). "Meet Eric Manizabayo, Team Rwanda's budding cycling star". newtimes.co.rw. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
External links
edit- Eric Manizabayo at UCI
- Eric Manizabayo at ProCyclingStats
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