Merhawi Kudus

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Merhawi Kudus
Kudus at the 2023 Tour de l'Ain
Personal information
Full nameMerhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin
Born (1994-01-23) 23 January 1994 (age 32)
Asmara, Eritrea
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)[1]
Team information
Current teamBurgos Burpellet BH
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Amateur teams
2013World Cycling Centre
2013Bretagne–Séché Environnement (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2014–2018MTN–Qhubeka
2019–2021Astana[2][3][4]
2022–2023EF Education–EasyPost[5][6]
2024Terengganu Cycling Team
2025–Burgos Burpellet BH
Major wins
One-day races and Classics African Road Race Championships (2025) National Road Race Championships (2018, 2022) National Time Trial Championships (2021)
Medal record
Men's road cycling
Representing  Eritrea
African Road Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wartburg Team time trial
Gold medal – first place 2025 Kwale Road race

Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin (Tigrinya: መርሃዊ ቕዱስ ገብረመድኅን; born 23 January 1994) is an Eritrean professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Burgos Burpellet BH.[7] During his professional career, Merhawi has taken seven victories including the African road race championship, three national titles across the road race and time trial, and the general classification at the 2019 Tour du Rwanda.

Career

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Born in Asmara,[8] Merhawi was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France,[9] becoming one of the first two black Africans to start the Tour alongside teammate and countryman Daniel Teklehaimanot.[10] At the age of 21 Merhawi was the youngest rider in the race.[11] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[12]

He competed in the men's road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

Merhawi won the road race at the 2025 African Road Championships, finishing 1-2 with fellow countryman Awet Aman.[13]

Personal life

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One of six children, Merhawi's younger brother Milkias has also competed professionally in cycling.[14]

Major results

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Kudus (right) on the final podium of the 2019 Presidential Tour of Turkey, having finished third overall

Source: [15]

2012 6th Overall Tour du Rwanda 1st Stage 1 2013 1st Mountains classification, La Tropicale Amissa Bongo African Road Championships 2nd Under-23 road race 3rd Road race 2nd Overall Tour of Eritrea 1st Stage 4 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León 1st Young rider classification 6th Asmara Circuit 8th Overall Fenkil Northern Red Sea Challenge 2014 2nd Overall Tour de Langkawi 3rd Overall Mzansi Tour 5th Overall Route du Sud 1st Young rider classification 2015 African Road Championships 1st Team time trial 1st Under-23 time trial 2nd Under-23 road race 5th Time trial 9th Road race 10th Giro dell'Emilia 10th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 2016 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 6th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 9th Overall Tour of Oman 2017 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 4th Overall Tour of Oman 1st Young rider classification 9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018 (1 pro win) 1st Road race, National Road Championships 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 9th Overall Tour of Oman 2019 (3) 1st Overall Tour du Rwanda 1st Stages 2 & 3 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 3rd Overall Presidential Tour of Turkey 6th Road race, African Road Championships 8th Giro della Toscana 2020 8th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 2021 (1) National Road Championships 1st Time trial 2nd Road race 2nd Overall Adriatica Ionica Race 5th Overall Presidential Tour of Turkey 8th Overall Route d'Occitanie 2022 (1) National Road Championships 1st Road race 2nd Time trial 2023 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 5th Overall Tour de l'Ain 2024 African Games 1st Team time trial 2nd Criterium 3rd Road race 3rd Mixed relay 4th Time trial 1st Overall Tour de Banyuwangi Ijen 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 4 2nd Overall Tour of Turkey 2nd Overall Tour de Kumano 2nd Overall Tour of Japan 5th Road race, National Road Championships 9th Muscat Classic 10th Overall AlUla Tour

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — 37 — — — — — 61
Yellow jersey Tour de France — 84 — — — — — — —
red jersey Vuelta a España 92 — 38 DNF 31 — 58 — 79
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ a b "Merhawi Kudus". MTN–Qhubeka. Qhubeka. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019". Astana. Apgrade. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Astana Pro Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Astana - Premier Tech". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Merhawi Kudus signs for EF Education-Nippo". cyclingnews.com. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ "EF EDUCATION - NIPPO". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Burgos-BH". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Cycling Road KUDUS Merhawi". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  9. ^ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ^ Cummings, Basia (10 July 2015). "Daniel Teklehaimanot: 'I'm proud to be an Eritrean riding the Tour de France'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Daniel Teklehaimanot becomes first African to compete in Tour de France". thenational.ae. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  12. ^ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  13. ^ Moultrie, James (24 November 2025). "'I can't express how happy I am' – 12 years after podium finish as a teenager, Merhawi Kudus wins African Continental Championships road title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Racing bikes in Eritrea". EF Education–EasyPost. EF Pro Cycling. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Merhawi Kudus". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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