CYCLISTS from Eritrea

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Eritrean Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Eritrean Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Daniel Teklehaimanot (1988 - )

With an HPI of 30.97, Daniel Teklehaimanot is the most famous Eritrean Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

Daniel Teklehaimanot Girmazion (Tigrinya: ዳንኤል ተክለሃይማኖት ግርማጽዮን, Tigrinya pronunciation: [tɐklɐhaymanot]; born 10 November 1988) is a professional road racing cyclist from Eritrea, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Cofidis.

2. Merhawi Kudus (1994 - )

With an HPI of 24.59, Merhawi Kudus is the 2nd most famous Eritrean Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

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.

3. Natnael Berhane (1991 - )

With an HPI of 24.39, Natnael Berhane is the 3rd most famous Eritrean Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Natnael Teweldemedhin Berhane (Tigrinya: ናትናኤል ተወልደመድህን ብርሃነ; born 5 January 1991) is an Eritrean professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI Continental team Beykoz Belediyesi Spor Türkiye. He is a two-time winner of the road race at the African Road Championships, in 2011 and 2012.