Natnael Berhane
Natnael at the 2013 Tour de l'Ain
Personal information
Full nameNatnael Teweldemedhin Berhane
Born (1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 33)
Asmara, Eritrea[a]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current teamBeykoz Belediyesi Spor Kulübü
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur
Amateur teams
2010–2012Eritrea National Team
2022AlShafar Jumeirah
Professional teams
2013–2014Team Europcar[2]
2015–2018MTN–Qhubeka
2019–2021Cofidis[3][4]
2023–Beykoz Belediyesi Spor Kulübü
Major wins
Stage races
Tour of Turkey (2013)

One-Day Races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2014)
National Road Race Championships
(2015, 2019)
Medal record
Men's road cycling
Representing  Eritrea
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Casablanca Team time trial
African Road Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Asmara Road race
Gold medal – first place 2011 Asmara Team time trial
Gold medal – first place 2012 Ouagadougou Road race
Gold medal – first place 2012 Ouagadougou Team time trial
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sharm el-Sheikh Team time trial
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wartburg Team time trial

Natnael Teweldemedhin Berhane (Tigrinya: ናትናኤል ተወልደመድህን ብርሃነ; born 5 January 1991) is an Eritrean professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI Continental team Beykoz Belediyesi Spor Kulübü.[5] He is a two-time winner of the road race at the African Road Championships, in 2011 and 2012.

Career

In 2013, Asmara-born Natnael joined Team Europcar. Natnael won the queen stage of the 2013 Tour of Turkey by powering away from the small lead group in the last 200 meters of a long, steep climb.[6] With the provisional suspension of Mustafa Sayar for an earlier EPO positive in the Tour of Algeria, the first place on the General Classification was awarded to Natnael.[7] In early 2014 Turkish Cycling Federation stripped Sayar of his victory and announced Natnael's victory.[8] At the beginning of the season, Natnael won La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, thanks to the bonus seconds awarded during the intermediate sprints on the last stage. He was the first African winner of this race.[9]

After two years with Europcar for his professional debut, Natnael joined African Pro-Continental cycling team MTN–Qhubeka for the 2015 cycling season.[10] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France[11] and the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[12]

Major results

Source: [13]

2009
7th Overall Tour of Eritrea
2010
1st Overall Tour of Eritrea
1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Stage 7
9th Road race, African Road Championships
2011 (2 pro wins)
African Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Team time trial
1st Stage 6 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
3rd Overall Tour d'Algérie
1st Stage 1
8th Circuit d'Alger
2012 (1)
African Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Team time trial
7th Time trial
1st Overall Tour d'Algérie
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
2013 (2)
1st Team time trial, African Road Championships
1st Overall Tour of Turkey
1st Stage 3
2014 (2)
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Sprints classification
5th Tour du Finistère
2015 (1)
African Road Championships
1st Team time trial
6th Road race
National Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
5th Overall Tour of Austria
7th Overall Tour of Utah
2017
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2018
10th Overall Tour of Guangxi
2019 (1)
1st Road race, National Road Championships
African Games
2nd Team time trial
4th Road race
4th Time trial
Combativity award Stage 10 Tour de France
2023
4th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — — 59 83 — — DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — 125 — — 86 — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 148 79 — — — — DNF —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Notes

  1. ^ At the time of Natnael's birth, Eritrea was part of Ethiopia, and it was not until 1993 that Eritrea became an independent country.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Eritrea Marks Independence After Years Under Ethiopia". The New York Times. Associated Press. 25 May 1993. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Team Europcar (EUC) – FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. ^ Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Natnael Berhane". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Berhane wins queen stage at Tour of Turkey". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Doping Tour of Turkey win could pass to Natnael Berhane". CapitalEritrea.com. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Tour of Turkey Victory Passed to Eritrean Natnael Berhane".
  9. ^ "Berhane first African winner of Tropicale Amissa Bongo". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  10. ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (8 October 2014). "MTN-Qhubeka willing to join WorldTour in 2015". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 17 February 2015. Interim team manager Brian Smith has been very busy this winter, adding a number of big names to their roster including Edvald Boasson Hagen, Tyler Farrar, Matt Goss and Natnael Berhane.
  11. ^ "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  12. ^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Natnael Berhane". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

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