Metkel Eyob

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Metkel Eyob
Personal information
Full nameMetkel Eyob
Born (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 30)
Asmara, Eritrea
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Team information
Current team Terengganu Cycling Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2012–2013AS.BE.CO
2015MTN–Qhubeka WCCA Feeder
Professional teams
2016–2017 Dimension Data for Qhubeka
2016 Team Dimension Data (stagiaire)
2017 Team Dimension Data (stagiaire)
2018– Terengganu Cycling Team [1]

Metkel Eyob (born 4 September 1993) is an Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Terengganu Cycling Team. [2]

Contents

Prior to joining the Terengganu Cycling Team in 2018, Asmara-born Eyob rode for two years with Dimension Data for Qhubeka, the development team of Team Dimension Data. [3]

Major results

2013
3rd Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification
1st Stage 6
2014
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification Tour do Rio
10th Overall Mzansi Tour
2015
KZN Autumn Series
1st Hibiscus Cycle Classic
3rd Mayday Classic
4th Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Stage 7
2016
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Stage 5
7th Road race, African Road Championships
2017
2nd Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Stages 4 & 6
9th Overall Tour de Hongrie
2018
African Road Championships
1st Gold medal africa.svg Team time trial
2nd Silver medal africa.svg Road race
1st Stage 1 Tour de Lombok Mandalika
2nd Overall Tour de Filipinas
1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification
1st Stage 4
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2019 (1 pro win)
3rd Overall Tour of Peninsular
5th Road race, National Road Championships
6th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
6th Overall Tour de Indonesia
1st Stage 4
9th Overall Tour of Almaty
2021
2nd Grand Prix Gündoğmuş
2nd Kahramanmaraş Grand Prix Road Race
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Grand Prix Velo Alanya
3rd Grand Prix Kayseri
3rd Grand Prix Develi
6th Overall Tour of Mevlana
9th Grand Prix Erciyes
2022
2nd Grand Prix Gündoğmuş
2nd Grand Prix Kayseri
4th Overall Tour of Thailand
6th Grand Prix Mediterranean
8th Grand Prix Erciyes
10th Overall Tour of Antalya
2023
5th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
5th Tour of Kandovan
6th Overall Tour of Sharjah
2024
2nd Grand Prix de la Ville d'Alger
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour d'Algérie
4th Overall Tour of Turkey
5th Grand Prix de la Ville d'Annaba

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References

  1. "Terengganu Inc. TSG Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. "Terengganu Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. "Metkel Eyob". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 July 2016.