The Most Famous
CYCLISTS from Ethiopia
This page contains a list of the greatest Ethiopian Cyclists. The pantheon dataset contains 1,613 Cyclists, 1 of which were born in Ethiopia. This makes Ethiopia the birth place of the 55th most number of Cyclists behind Serbia, and Costa Rica.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ethiopian Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Ethiopian Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (b. 1994)
With an HPI of 28.09, Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier is the most famous Ethiopian Cyclist. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Egerzeigzaarhka (born 17 August 1994) is an Ethiopian-born Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.
2. Tsgabu Grmay (b. 1991)
With an HPI of 27.32, Tsgabu Grmay is the 2nd most famous Ethiopian Cyclist. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Tigrinya: ጽጋቡ ገብረማርያም ግርማይ; born 25 August 1991) is an Ethiopian retired professional road cyclist from Tigray, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. He is a three time national road race champion, six time national time trial champion, and one time African time trial champion. Tsgabu became the first Ethiopian professional cyclist when he joined MTN–Qhubeka in 2012. In 2013 Tsgabu became the first Ethiopian to win an international cycling event when he won the fifth stage of the Tour de Taiwan. He made his UCI World Tour debut at the 2013 Giro di Lombardia.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Ethiopian cyclists born between 1991 and 1994. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Ethiopian cyclists include Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier, and Tsgabu Grmay. As of April 2024, 1 new Ethiopian cyclists have been added to Pantheon including Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier.
