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Full name | Mekseb Debesay Abrha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Asmara, Eritrea | 16 June 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Time trialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2014–2015 | Bike Aid–Ride for Help | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Team Dimension Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Bike Aid [1] [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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One-day races and Classics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mekseb Debesay Abrha (born 16 June 1991) is an Eritrean racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Bike Aid. [3] He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, as well as the 2015 UCI Road World Championships, where he was the only rider from Eritrea to compete in the men's elite road race. [4] He won the 2014 Tour d'Algérie. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclists Mossana Debesai, Ferekalsi Debesay, Yakob Debesay and Kindishih Debesay . [5]
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