Henok Mulubrhan (born 11 November 1999 in

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) is an Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .

Career

Originally from

, Henok started cycling with

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. He entered his first competitions in 2014. In 2016, he represented his country at the UCI World Junior Championships in

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. During the 2018 season, he placed in the top 10 on four stages of the

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. He then won the fourth stage of the

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followed by being crowned the Eritrean national under-23 road race champion. He also won the silver medal in the road race at the African under-23 road championships. In July 2018, he joined the

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program based in Switzerland. The following season, he was crowned the African under-23 road race champion. In 2020, Henok joined UCI Continental team , which acted as the development squad for UCI WorldTeam . With this team, he achieved top ten overall finishes in the

and the

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. He stayed with the team in 2021, and saw some success on the Italian circuit, including a second place finish at the

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. He was then signed to step up to the UCI WorldTeam, for the 2022 season. However, the team folded at the end of 2021, leaving him without a contract. He ended up joining until the end of March, before being signed by UCI ProTeam in April. This season, he notably won the elite road race at the

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. He ended the season at the Giro di Lombardia, which was both the first

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race and

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that he had competed in. For the 2023 season, Henok continued to ride for . He started the season at the

in January, earning two top three stage finishes. The following month, he defended his title of African champion and won a silver medal in the time trial followed by two stage wins and the overall victory at the

. In May, he competed in his first

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: the Giro d'Italia, where he was given the

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on stage 7 after being a part of the breakway for most of the stage. He ultimately finished the race 87th overall. The next month, he placed third in the Giro dell'Appennino one-day race. In July, he won a stage and the overall classification at the

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, an eight-day stage race on the UCI ProSeries calendar. He was selected to compete in the road race at the

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, but did not finish the race. In August 2023, it was announced he would join UCI WorldTeam in 2024 on a two-year contract.

Major results

;2018 : 1st MaillotEritrea2

Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships :

::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 4 : Africa Cup ::1st Team time trial ::4th Time trial ::6th Road race : 2nd Silver medal africa

Road race, African Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Road race,

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;2019 : 1st African championship jersey 2019

Road race, African Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd Tour de Berne : 5th Road race,

: 10th Overall

;2020 : 5th Overall

: 7th

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: 9th Overall

;2021 : 2nd

: 6th Giro dell'Appennino : 7th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta : 9th

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: 9th Giro del Belvedere ;2022 (1 pro win) :

::1st

Road race ::1st Gold medal africa

Team time trial ::2nd Silver medal africa

Time trial : 4th Time trial, National Road Championships : 5th Overall

: 6th Overall

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;2023 (6) :

::1st

Road race ::2nd Silver medal africa

Team time trial ::3rd Bronze medal africa

Time trial : 1st Overall

::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 7 : 1st Overall

::1st Stages 3 & 8 : 3rd Giro dell'Appennino : Jersey red number

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Stage 7 Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* * * 1999 births Living people Eritrean male cyclists Sportspeople from Asmara 21st-century Eritrean people {{Eritrea-cycling-bio-stub