Natnael Berhane

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Natnael Berhane
Personal information
Full name Natnael Berhane
Born (1991-01-05) January 5, 1991
Asmara, Eritrea
Team information
Current team Team Europcar
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Amateur team(s)
2010–2012 Eritrea National Team
Professional team(s)
2013– Team Europcar
Major wins
Tour of Turkey (2013)
Infobox last updated on
7 February 2014

Natnael Berhane (born January 5, 1991 in Asmara) is an Eritrean professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Europcar.[1] He is a two time African cycling champion in 2012 and 2013.

In 2013, Berhane won the queen stage of the Tour of Turkey by powering away from the small lead group in the last 200 meters of a long, steep climb.[2] With the provisional suspension of Mustafa Sayar for an earlier EPO positive in the Tour of Algeria, the first place on the General Classification may be awarded to Berhane.[3] In early 2014 Turkish Cycling Federation stripped off Mustafa and announced Berhane's victory.[4] At the beginning of the season, Berhane won La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, thanks to the bonus seconds awarded during the intermediate sprints on the last stage. He was the first African winner of this race.[5]

Palmares

2010
1st Overall Tour of Eritrea
1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Tour of Rwanda
1st Stage 7
2011
1st African Road Race Championships
1st Stage 6 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
3rd Overall Tour d'Algérie
1st Stage 1
2012
1st Overall Tour d'Algérie
1st Stage 3
1st African Road Race Championships
2013
1st African Team Time Trial Championships
1st Overall Tour of Turkey
1st Stage 3
2014
1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Sprints classification

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