Merhawi Kudus
 Kudus at the 2013 Tour de l'Ain | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin | ||||||||||||
| Born |
January 23, 1994 Eritrea | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)[1] | ||||||||||||
| 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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Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Tigrinya: መርሃዊ ቕዱስን ገብረመድኅን?; 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,[2] becoming one of the first two black Africans to start the Tour alongside teammate and countryman Daniel Teklehaimanot.[3] At the age of 21 Kudus was the youngest rider in the race.[4] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[5]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2012
- 6th Overall Tour of Rwanda
- 1st Stage 1
- 2013
- 1st
Mountains classification La Tropicale Amissa Bongo - African Continental 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 Continental 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
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | 37 |
 Tour de France |
— | 84 | — |
 Vuelta a España |
92 | — | 38 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- 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.
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