Desiet Kidane Teketse (10 October 2000 – 8 November 2021) was an Eritrean professional
racing cyclist
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, who rode for
UCI Women's Continental Team . She rode in the
women's road race at the
2019 UCI Road World Championships
The 2019 UCI Road World Championships was the 92nd edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. It took place between 22 and 29 September 2019 in the historic county of Yorkshire, United K ...
in
Yorkshire
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, England.
She died after being hit by a motorist while training in
Asmara
Asmara ( ), or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude and the second highest capital in Africa. The ...
, Eritrea.
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2000 births
2021 deaths
Eritrean female cyclists
Place of birth missing
Cyclists at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Cycling road incident deaths
Road incident deaths in Eritrea
Sport deaths in Africa
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