Merhawi Kudus

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Merhawi Kudus
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Kudus at the 2013 Tour de l'Ain
Personal information
Born (1994-01-23) January 23, 1994 (age 21)
Eritrea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight 58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)[1]
Team information
Current team MTN-Qhubeka
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climbing specialist
Amateur team(s)
Jan 2013-Jul 2013 World Cycling Centre
Aug 2013-Dec 2013 Bretagne-Séché Environnement (stagiaire)
Professional team(s)
2014- MTN-Qhubeka
Infobox last updated on
11 February 2015

Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (born January 23, 1994) is an Eritrean cyclist. He is a member of the team MTN-Qhubeka. 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 team-mate and countryman Daniel Teklehaimanot.[3] At the age of 21 Kudus was the youngest rider in the race.[4]

Palmarès[5][edit]

2012
1st stage Tour of Rwanda
2013
2nd African Road Race Championships U23
2nd Overall Tour of Eritrea
1st stage 4
2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
3rd African Road Race Championships
2014
2nd Overall Tour de Langkawi
3rd Overall Mzansi Tour
5th Overall Route du Sud
1st, Young rider classification
2015
10th Giro dell'Emilia
10th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2014 2015
Pink jersey Giro
Yellow jersey Tour 84
red jersey Vuelta 92

WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Merhawi Kudus". MTN-Qhubeka. Qhubeka. Retrieved 17 August 2014. 
  2. ^ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015. 
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ "Daniel Teklehaimanot becomes first African to compete in Tour de France". thenational.ae. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015. 
  5. ^ "Merhawi Kudus  » MTN - Qhubeka". Retrieved 25 May 2014.