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Natnael Berhane

Natnael Berhane

Eritrean professional cyclist

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Natnael, and not as Teweldemedhin Berhane.

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.[4] He is a two-time winner of the road race at the African Road Championships, in 2011 and 2012.

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Career

In 2013, Asmara-born Natnael joined Team Europcar. Natnael won the queen stage of the 2013 Tour of Turkey by powering away from the small lead group in the last 200 meters of a long, steep climb.[5] With the provisional suspension of Mustafa Sayar for an earlier EPO positive in the Tour of Algeria, the first place on the General Classification was awarded to Natnael.[6] In early 2014 Turkish Cycling Federation stripped Sayar of his victory and announced Natnael's victory.[7] At the beginning of the season, Natnael won La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, thanks to the bonus seconds awarded during the intermediate sprints on the last stage. He was the first African winner of this race.[8]

After two years with Europcar for his professional debut, Natnael joined African Pro-Continental cycling team MTN–Qhubeka for the 2015 cycling season.[9] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France[10] and the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[11]

Major results

Source: [12]

2009
7th Overall Tour of Eritrea
2010
1st Overall Tour of Eritrea
1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Stage 7
9th Road race, African Road Championships
2011 (2 pro wins)
African Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Team time trial
1st Stage 6 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
3rd Overall Tour d'Algérie
1st Stage 1
8th Circuit d'Alger
2012 (1)
African Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Team time trial
7th Time trial
1st Overall Tour d'Algérie
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
2013 (2)
1st Team time trial, African Road Championships
1st Overall Tour of Turkey
1st Stage 3
2014 (2)
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Sprints classification
5th Tour du Finistère
2015 (1)
African Road Championships
1st Team time trial
6th Road race
National Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
5th Overall Tour of Austria
7th Overall Tour of Utah
2017
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2018
10th Overall Tour of Guangxi
2019 (1)
1st Road race, National Road Championships
African Games
2nd Team time trial
4th Road race
4th Time trial
Combativity award Stage 10 Tour de France
2023
4th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

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Notes

    References

    1. [1]
      "Team Europcar (EUC) – FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
    2. [2]
      Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
    3. [3]
      "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
    4. [4]
      "Natnael Berhane". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
    5. [5]
      "Berhane wins queen stage at Tour of Turkey". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
    6. [6]
      "Doping Tour of Turkey win could pass to Natnael Berhane". CapitalEritrea.com. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
    7. [7]
      "Tour of Turkey Victory Passed to Eritrean Natnael Berhane".
    8. [8]
      "Berhane first African winner of Tropicale Amissa Bongo". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
    9. [9]
      O'Shea, Sadhbh (8 October 2014). "MTN-Qhubeka willing to join WorldTour in 2015". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 17 February 2015. Interim team manager Brian Smith has been very busy this winter, adding a number of big names to their roster including Edvald Boasson Hagen, Tyler Farrar, Matt Goss and Natnael Berhane.
    10. [10]
      "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
    11. [11]
      "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
    12. [12]
      "Natnael Berhane". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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