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| Full name | Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (age 31) Asmara,Eritrea | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Burgos Burpellet BH | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | |||||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | World Cycling Centre | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Bretagne–Séché Environnement (stagiaire) | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | MTN–Qhubeka | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Astana[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | EF Education–EasyPost[5][6] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Terengganu Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Burgos Burpellet BH | |||||||||||||||||
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One-day races and Classics
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Medal record
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Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Tigrinya:መርሃዊ ቕዱስ ገብረመድኅን; born 23 January 1994) is an Eritrean professional cyclist, who currently rides forUCI ProTeamBurgos Burpellet BH.[7] During his professional career, Merhawi has taken seven victories including theAfrican road race championship, three national titles across theroad race andtime trial, and the general classification at the2019 Tour du Rwanda.
Born inAsmara,[8] Merhawi was named in the start list for the2015 Tour de France,[9] becoming one of the first two black Africans to start the Tour alongside teammate and countrymanDaniel Teklehaimanot.[10] At the age of 21 Merhawi was the youngest rider in the race.[11] He was named in the start list for the2016 Giro d'Italia.[12]
He competed in themen's road race at the2020 Summer Olympics.[8]
Merhawi won the road race at the 2025African Road Championships, finishing 1-2 with fellow countrymanAwet Aman.[13]
One of six children, Merhawi's younger brother Milkias has also competed professionally in cycling.[14]
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Mountains classification,La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
Under-23 road race
Road race
Young rider classification Young rider classification
Team time trial Under-23 time trial Under-23 road race Young rider classification
Road race, National Road Championships
OverallTour du RwandaTime trialRoad race Team time trial Criterium Road race Mixed relay
OverallTour de Banyuwangi Ijen
Mountains classification| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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 Giro d'Italia | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 |
| Tour de France | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España | 92 | — | 38 | DNF | 31 | — | 58 | — | 79 |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
