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Eritrean road cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Egerzeigzaarhka (born 17 August 1994) is an Ethiopian-born Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.
 Ghebreigzabhier at the 2023 Vuelta a España | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Egerzeigzaarhka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Ema | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1994 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Lidl–Trek | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amateur team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | AS.BE.CO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2017 | Dimension Data for Qhubeka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Team Dimension Data (stagiaire) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Team Dimension Data (stagiaire) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Team Dimension Data[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Trek–Segafredo[3][4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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One-day races and Classics
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Medal record
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Ghebreigzabhier started cycling at the age of 14, first with mountain biking.[5] His first major success was winning the Eritrean national road race championships in 2014 while riding for a club team. In 2016, he joined Dimension Data for Qhubeka, the development team of UCI WorldTeam Team Dimension Data, and was selected to join the WorldTeam as a stagiaire in 2016 and 2017. He joined the team full time the following year, and competed in his first Grand Tour: the 2018 Vuelta a España where he finished 7th on stage 17 and 34th overall.[6][7] That season, he also won the African road race championship. In 2019, he competed in his first Giro d'Italia and was crowned the national time trial champion.[8]
After NTT Pro Cycling folded at the end of the 2020 season, he was signed by Trek–Segafredo with an initial contract lasting through 2022.[4] In March 2022, he fell heavily during the last stage of the Volta a Catalunya. Hospitalized, he suffered serious contusions to the chest and abdomen, injuries to several organs and broken ribs and vertebrae.[9]
Ghebreigzabhier had a strong spring in 2023, finishing second in the GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano before competing in the Giro d'Italia in May.[10] At the Giro, he placed 6th on stage 4 and was presented the combativity award for the day.[11] However, he ultimately abandoned the race after stage 15. In August, he competed in the Vuelta a España, attaining a 4th place finish on stage 9.[12]
While getting a contract for the 2024 season was initially uncertain, Ghebreigzabhier renewed his contract with Lidl–Trek.[13] He had a strong performance in the Giro, doing important domestique work for Jonathan Milan's successful campaign for the points jersey, as well as making attempts in the breakaway. After his performance in the Giro, his contract was extended through the 2026 season.[14]
Source: [15]
Road race Under-23 road race
Overall Tour de Blida
Under-23 road race Overall Tour de Constantine
Mountains classification, Tour du Rwanda
Team time trial Team time trial, African Road Championships
Mountains classification Road race Team time trial Time trial, National Road Championships Time trial, National Road Championships
Combativity award Stage 4 Giro d'Italia Time trial, National Road Championships Combativity award Stage 1 Giro d'Italia| Grand Tour | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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 Giro d'Italia |
— | 45 | 54 | 63 | — | DNF | 63 |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Vuelta a España |
37 | DNF | — | — | — | 82 |
| — | Did not compete |
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| IP | In progress |
| DNF | Did not finish |
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