Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Tigrinya: መርሃዊ ቕዱስን ገብረመድኅን; born 23 January 1994) is an Eritrean professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Terengganu Cycling Team. During his professional career, Merhawi has taken six victories including three national road titles as well as the general classification and two stages at the 2019 Tour du Rwanda.
 Kudus at the 2023 Tour de l'Ain | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 January 1994 Asmara, Eritrea | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Current team | Terengganu Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Astana[2][3][4] | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | EF Education–EasyPost[5][6] | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Terengganu Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||
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One-day races and Classics
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Medal record
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Career
editBorn in Asmara,[7] Merhawi was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France,[8] becoming one of the first two black Africans to start the Tour alongside teammate and countryman Daniel Teklehaimanot.[9] At the age of 21 Merhawi was the youngest rider in the race.[10] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[11]
He competed in the men's road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
Personal life
editOne of six children, Merhawi's younger brother Milkias has also competed professionally in cycling.[12]
Major results
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Source: [13]
- 2012
- 6th Overall Tour du 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 - 1st Under-23 time trial
- 2nd Under-23 road race
- 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 (1 pro win)
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 9th Overall Tour of Oman
- 2019 (3)
- 1st
Overall Tour du Rwanda
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Presidential Tour of Turkey
- 6th Road race, African Road Championships
- 8th Giro della Toscana
- 2020
- 8th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 2021 (1)
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Adriatica Ionica Race
- 5th Overall Presidential Tour of Turkey
- 8th Overall Route d'Occitanie
- 2022 (1)
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 2023
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 2024
- African Games
- 1st Team time trial
- 2nd Criterium
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Mixed relay
- 4th Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour de Banyuwangi Ijen
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Tour of Turkey
- 2nd Overall Tour de Kumano
- 2nd Overall Tour of Japan
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 9th Muscat Classic
- 10th Overall AlUla Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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— | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 |
| Tour de France
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— | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
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92 | — | 38 | DNF | 31 | — | 58 | — | 79 |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Astana - Premier Tech". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Merhawi Kudus signs for EF Education-Nippo". cyclingnews.com. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "EF EDUCATION - NIPPO". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Cycling Road KUDUS Merhawi". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Racing bikes in Eritrea". EF Education–EasyPost. EF Pro Cycling. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Merhawi Kudus". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Merhawi Kudus.
- Merhawi Kudus at UCI
- Merhawi Kudus at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Merhawi Kudus at ProCyclingStats
- Merhawi Kudus at Cycling Quotient
- Merhawi Kudus at Olympedia
