Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Explained
Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Egerzeigzaarhka (born 17 August 1994) is an Ethiopian-born Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
Ghebreigzabhier started cycling at the age of 14, first with mountain biking.[5] His first major success was winning the Eritrean national road race championships in 2014 while riding for a club team. In 2016, he joined, the development team of UCI WorldTeam, and was selected to join the WorldTeam as a stagiaire in 2016 and 2017. He joined the team full time the following year, and competed in his first Grand Tour: the 2018 Vuelta a España where he finished 7th on stage 17 and 34th overall.[6] [7] That season, he also won the African road race championship. In 2019, he competed in his first Giro d'Italia and was crowned the national time trial champion.[8]
After folded at the end of the 2020 season, he was signed by with an initial contract lasting through 2022.[4] In March 2022, he fell heavily during the last stage of the Volta a Catalunya. Hospitalized, he suffered serious contusions to the chest and abdomen, injuries to several organs and broken ribs and vertebrae.[9]
Ghebreigzabhier had a strong spring in 2023, finishing second in the GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano before competing in the Giro d'Italia in May.[10] At the Giro, he placed 6th on stage 4 and was presented the combativity award for the day.[11] However, he ultimately abandoned the race after stage 15. In August, he competed in the Vuelta a España, attaining a 4th place finish on stage 9.[12]
While getting a contract for the 2024 season was initially uncertain, Ghebreigzabhier renewed his contract with .[13] He had a strong performance in the Giro, doing important domestique work for Jonathan Milan's successful campaign for the points jersey, as well as making attempts in the breakaway. After his performance in the Giro, his contract was extended through the 2026 season.[14]
Major results
Source: [15]
- 2014 (1 pro win)
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Under-23 road race
4th Time trial
1st Overall Tour de Blida
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
1st Stage 4 Tour de Constantine
4th Circuit d'Alger
6th Overall Tour d'Algérie
1st Young rider classification
- 2015
National Road Championships
1st Under-23 road race
3rd Road race
1st Overall Tour de Constantine
1st Young rider classification
1st Mountains classification, Tour du Rwanda
3rd Grand Prix d'Oran
5th Overall Tour International de Sétif
8th Overall Tour de Blida
9th Circuit d'Alger
- 2016
African Road Championships
1st Team time trial
5th Road race
7th Time trial
3rd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
5th Overall Tour du Rwanda
National Road Championships
5th Road race
5th Time trial
- 2017
1st Team time trial, African Road Championships
2nd Coppa della Pace
2nd Giro del Medio Brenta
6th Overall Tour de Hongrie
1st Mountains classification
7th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
9th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 2018 (1)
African Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Team time trial
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2019 (1)
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
6th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
8th Overall Tour of Austria
- 2021
5th Road race, National Road Championships
9th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 2022
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
6th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
- 2023 (1)
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
Combativity award Stage 4 Giro d'Italia
- 2024 (1)
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
Combativity award Stage 1 Giro d'ItaliaGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Notes and References
- News: Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. 4 January 2019.
- Web site: NTT Pro Cycling Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103010817/https://www.uci.org/road/teams//TeamDetail/13992/1001377/260. 3 January 2020.
- Web site: Trek - Segafredo. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102200011/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279. 2 January 2021.
- News: Ghebreigzabhier, Tiberi, and Skjelmose Jensen join Trek-Segafredo through 2022. . Trek Bicycle Corporation. 11 November 2020. 11 November 2020.
- Web site: Talent du Monde : Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier. directvelo.com. 27 February 2016. Pierre Carrey.
- Web site: Giro d’Italia unsung heroes: Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier the aspiring GC talent . Velo . 19 April 2024 . O'Shea Sadhbh.
- News: Vuelta a España: Woods victorious on Balcón de Bizkaia. Cycling News. Barry. Ryan. 12 September 2018. 12 September 2018.
- Web site: 2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List . 8 May 2019 . ProCyclingStats.
- https://www.rtbf.be/article/tour-de-catalogne-le-cycliste-erythreen-amanuel-ghebreigzabhier-hospitalise-apres-une-grave-chute-10964589 Tour de Catalogne - Le cycliste érythréen Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier hospitalisé après une grave chute
- Web site: Ulissi wins GP Industria & Artigianato . . 26 March 2023 . 26 March 2023 . Frattini, Kirsten.
- Web site: Giro d'Italia: Paret-Peintre powers to victory at Lago Laceno on stage 4. Stephen. Farrand. CyclingNews. 9 May 2023. 9 May 2023.
- Web site: Vuelta a España: Lennard Kämna triumphs from break on stage 9 summit finish . Daniel . Ostanek . CyclingNews . 3 September 2023 . 3 September 2023.
- Web site: Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier . 2024-11-11 . Trek Race Shop . en-US.
- Web site: Cameron . Amy . 2024-08-08 . Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier renews with Lidl-Trek through 2026 . 2024-11-11 . Trek Race Shop . en-US.
- Web site: Amanuel Gebreigzabhier. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 1 May 2023.
