Phetetso Monese
 Phetetso Monese at the Lesotho Sky qualification race 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 22, 1984 Maputsoe, Lesotho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Mountain bike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Cross-country, marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ACE - THE SUFFERFEST - LESOTHO MTB TEAM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lesotho National Championships, Cross Country (2014, 2015) Lesotho National Championships, XC Marathon (2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Phetetso Monese (born September 22, 1984 in Maputsoe, Lesotho) is a cross-country mountain biker who placed 21st at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[1] He currently races on the Ace - The Sufferfest - Lesotho MTB Team[2] and is the highest ranked black African rider on the UCI rankings.[3] Phetetso Monese is also part of the first Basotho team to feature as part of the podium of the UCI Lesotho Sky stage race coming 2nd overall [4] and winning day 4 of the event.[5] Monese has qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Olympic cyclist from Lesotho.
References
[edit]- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2014 results". Commonwealth Games 2014 results. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Cross Country mountain biker profile". MTB Cross Country. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Team members". ACE lesotho mtb team. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Historic win for cycling team" (PDF). Lesotho Times. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Lesotho Sky results 2014" (PDF). Lesotho Sky official site. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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- 1984 births
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- Lesotho male cyclists
- Cross-country mountain bikers
- Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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- People from Leribe District
- Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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