Natnael Tesfatsion

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Natnael Tesfatsion
2024 Tour de Wallonie - 4e etappe 402 Natnael Tesfatsion.jpg
Tesfatsion in 2024
Personal information
Full nameNatnael Tesfatsion Ocbit
Born (1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 25)
Asmara, Eritrea
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
Current team Movistar Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2018EriTel
Professional teams
2019–2020 Dimension Data for Qhubeka [1]
2021–2022 Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec [2] [3]
2023–2024 Trek–Segafredo [4]
2025– Movistar Team
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2024)

Natnael Tesfatsion Ocbit (born 23 May 1999) is an Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team. [5]

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Major results

2019
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Gran Premio Sportivi di Poggiana
5th Overall Tour de l'Espoir
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
6th Ruota d'Oro
2020 (3 pro wins)
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Blue-white-band-jersey.png Young rider classification
1st Jersey green.svg African rider classification
1st Stage 4
2nd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
1st Stage 2
2021
4th Tour du Doubs
9th Per sempre Alfredo
2022 (2)
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Jersey light blue.svg Young rider classification
1st Jersey green.svg African rider classification
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Adriatica Ionica Race
1st Jersey green.svg Mountains classification
1st Stage 2
2nd Giro dell'Appennino
4th GP Industria & Artigianato
7th Overall Tour of Romania
9th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
2023
4th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
5th Figueira Champions Classic
2024 (1)
1st MaillotEritrea2.jpg Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
2nd Down Under Classic
7th Gran Piemonte
8th Overall Tour de Wallonie
2025
5th Surf Coast Classic

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 202120222023
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 92 DNF DNF
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. "NTT Continental Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. "Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. "Transfer shorts: Tesfatsion turns pro, Serrano to Movistar and more". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020. Natnael Tesfatsion has joined Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec on a two-year deal, the Italian team announced on Friday.
  4. "Lidl-Trek". UCI . Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  5. "Movistar Team". UCI . Retrieved 4 January 2025.