Negasi Haylu Abreha

Negasi Abreha
Negasi Abreha in 2023
Personal information
Full nameNegasi Haylu Abreha
Born (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 26)
Ethiopia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamVega–Vitalcare–Dynatek
Discipline
  • Road
RoleRider
Professional teams
2019NiCe–Ethiopia Cycling Team
2020–2022NTT Continental Cycling Team
2023–2024Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
2025–Sam–Vitalcare–Dynatek
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2019, 2024)

Negasi Haylu Abreha (born 9 May 2000) is an Ethiopian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Vega–Vitalcare–Dynatek.

Personal life

Abreha has not been able to return home since violence broke out surrounding his home town in November 2020.

Career

In 2019 Abreha won the national road racing championships beating the competition in a sprint finish. Abreha was selected to ride the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, he raced in the under-23 time trial finishing 64th. At the Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23 in 2022 Abreha finished 14th overall as the highest placed African in the race. Abreha will join UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team for its inaugural season in 2023.[citation needed]

Major results

Sources:

2018
7th Time trial, African Youth Games
2019
1st Road race, National Road Championships
10th Overall Tour de l'Espoir
2024
National Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
African Road Championships
3rd Mixed relay
4th Road race
9th Time trial, African Games

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Negasi Haylu Abreha". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Long, Jonny (4 November 2022). "Doug Ryder's new Q36.5 team has announced its 23-man squad". CyclingTips. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Negasi Haylu ABREHA". UCI. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Pro Cyclist Negasi Haylu Abreha Has Unexpectedly Become a Refugee". Bicycling. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "National Championships Ethiopia - Road Race 2019 One day race results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Ford, Jeremy (13 September 2021). "2021 UCI World Championships to go ahead in Flanders, Belgium". Team Africa Rising. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "World Championships U23 - ITT 2021 Time trial results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Impressive Negasi finishes as the top African rider at the Giro d'Italia under 23 – Team Qhubeka". teamqhubeka.com. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "El Qhubeka, nuevo inquilino de la categoría Pro Team con otra denominación y luciendo a Vincenzo Nibali de asesor". Revista Mundo Ciclístico (in Spanish). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Negasi Haylu Abreha". www.cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.