The Most Famous
CYCLISTS from Eritrea
This page contains a list of the greatest Eritrean Cyclists. The pantheon dataset contains 1,613 Cyclists, 3 of which were born in Eritrea. This makes Eritrea the birth place of the 39th most number of Cyclists behind Uzbekistan, and Croatia.
Top 5
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 (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 32.31, Daniel Teklehaimanot is the most famous Eritrean Cyclist. His biography has been translated into 24 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. Biniam Girmay (b. 2000)
With an HPI of 28.47, Biniam Girmay is the 2nd most famous Eritrean Cyclist. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Biniam Girmay Hailu (born 2 April 2000) is an Eritrean professional road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty. At the 2024 Tour de France, Biniam won the Green Jersey becoming the first African to win any jersey at the Tour. At the same Tour, he made history by becoming the first black African rider to win a Tour de France stage – he won stages 3, 8, and 12. At the 2022 Giro d'Italia, he became the first African cyclist to win a Grand Tour stage after winning stage 10 in a reduced bunch sprint.
3. Merhawi Kudus (b. 1994)
With an HPI of 26.30, Merhawi Kudus is the 3rd 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.
4. Natnael Berhane (b. 1991)
With an HPI of 24.74, Natnael Berhane is the 4th 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 Istanbul Büyükșehir Belediye Spor Türkiye. He is a two-time winner of the road race at the African Road Championships, in 2011 and 2012.
5. Mossana Debesai (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 0.00, Mossana Debesai is the 5th most famous Eritrean Cyclist. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Mossana Debesai (born 25 November 1993) is an Eritrean professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Team Servetto–Piumate–Beltrami TSA. She competed in the women's road race event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She rode in the women's road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships. In 2019, she won the African Road Championships road race and in 2018 and the African Road Championships individual time trial. She is the younger sister of Mekseb Debesay who won the men's competition in both events.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Eritrean cyclists born between 1988 and 2000. Of these 5, 5 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Eritrean cyclists include Daniel Teklehaimanot, Biniam Girmay, and Merhawi Kudus. As of April 2024, 2 new Eritrean cyclists have been added to Pantheon including Biniam Girmay, and Mossana Debesai.
Living Eritrean Cyclists
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Daniel Teklehaimanot
1988 - Present
HPI: 32.31
Biniam Girmay
2000 - Present
HPI: 28.47
Merhawi Kudus
1994 - Present
HPI: 26.30
Natnael Berhane
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.74
Mossana Debesai
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
