Natnael Berhane ( ti, ናትናኤል ብርሃነ; born 5 January 1991 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 ...

) is an

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n professional

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, who currently rides for amateur team AlShafar Jumeirah. He is a two time African cycling champion in 2012 and 2013.

Career

In 2013, Berhane joined . Berhane won the

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of the

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by powering away from the small lead group in the last 200 meters of a long, steep climb. With the provisional suspension of

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for an earlier EPO positive in the Tour of Algeria, the first place on the General Classification was awarded to Berhane. In early 2014 Turkish Cycling Federation stripped off Mustafa and announced Berhane's victory. At the beginning of the season, Berhane won

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, thanks to the bonus seconds awarded during the intermediate sprints on the last stage. He was the first African winner of this race. After two years with Europcar for his professional debut, Berhane joined African Pro-Continental cycling team for the 2015 cycling season. He was named in the start list for the

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and the start list for the

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Major results

;2009 : 7th Overall

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;2010 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Overall

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::1st Stage 7 : 9th Road race,

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;2011 :

::1st

Road race ::1st Gold medal africa

Team time trial : 1st Stage 6

: 3rd Overall

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::1st Stage 1 : 8th

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;2012 :

::1st

Road race ::1st Gold medal africa

Team time trial ::7th Time trial : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 3 ;2013 : 1st Gold medal africa

Team time trial,

: 1st

Overall Tour of Turkey ::1st Stage 3 ;2014 : 1st MaillotEritrea2

Time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st

Sprints classification : 5th

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;2015 :

::1st

Team time trial ::6th Road race : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotEritrea2

Road race ::3rd Time trial : 5th Overall

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: 7th Overall Tour of Utah ;2017 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2018 : 10th Overall Tour of Guangxi ;2019 : 1st MaillotEritrea2

Road race, National Road Championships : African Games ::2nd Silver medal africa

Team time trial ::4th Road race ::4th Time trial : Jersey red number

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Stage 10 Tour de France

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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Team Europcar Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berhane, Natnael 1991 births Living people Eritrean male cyclists Sportspeople from Asmara Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey stage winners Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey winners African Games silver medalists for Eritrea African Games medalists in cycling Competitors at the 2019 African Games