.jpg) Natnael at the 2013 Tour de l'Ain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Natnael Teweldemedhin Berhane | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1991 Asmara, Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Istanbul Büyükșehir Belediye Spor Türkiye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Puncheur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Eritrea National Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | AlShafar Jumeirah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Team Europcar[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | MTN–Qhubeka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Cofidis[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Beykoz Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.[4] He is a two-time winner of the road race at the African Road Championships, in 2011 and 2012.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]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
- 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
- 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
- 1st
- 5th Tour du Finistère
- 2015 (1)
- African Road Championships
- 1st Team time trial
- 6th Road race
- 1st
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 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
- 2nd
Combativity award Stage 10 Tour de France- 2023
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Maurice
- 2nd Grand Prix Kültepe
- 3rd Classique de l'île Maurice
- 4th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 8th Overall Tour of Sakarya
- 2024
- 2nd Grand Prix Antalya Airport City
- 3rd Overall Tour du Maroc
- 4th Tour of Alanya
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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— | — | — | 59 | 83 | — | — | DNF |
 Tour de France
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— | — | 125 | — | — | 86 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
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148 | 79 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Team Europcar (EUC) – FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Natnael Berhane". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Berhane wins queen stage at Tour of Turkey". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Doping Tour of Turkey win could pass to Natnael Berhane". CapitalEritrea.com. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Tour of Turkey Victory Passed to Eritrean Natnael Berhane".
- ^ "Berhane first African winner of Tropicale Amissa Bongo". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Natnael Berhane". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External links
[edit]
- Natnael Berhane at UCI
- Natnael Berhane at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Natnael Berhane at ProCyclingStats
- Natnael Berhane at Cycling Quotient
- Natnael Berhane at CycleBase
- Team Europcar Profile
