Yakob Debesay

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Yakob Debesay
Personal information
Full nameYakob Debesay
Born (1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 (age 25)
Asmara, Eritrea
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2019Eritel
2019 Groupama–FDJ Continental Team (stagiaire) [1]
Professional teams
2020 Groupama–FDJ Continental Team [2]
2021 Delko [3]

Yakob Debesay (born 28 June 1999) is a former Eritrean road cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Delko. [4]

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Personal life

Debesay comes from a cycling family; his brothers Ferekalsi Debesay and Mekseb Debesay, as well as his sister Mossana Debesai are also cyclists.

Major results

2017
1st MaillotEritrea2.jpg Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2018
4th Overall Tour of Fuzhou
2019 (1 pro win)
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de l'Espoir
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 3
7th Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Jersey orange.svg Mountains classification
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
1st Stage 7
2020
3rd Piccolo Giro di Lombardia

References

  1. ↑ Gachet, Nicolas (22 July 2019). "Un stagiaire chez Groupama-FDJ Continental" [An intern with Groupama-FDJ Continental]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Delko". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Yakob Debesay, 4ème recrue pour 2021" [Yakob Debesay, fourth recruit for 2021]. Nippo–Delko–One Provence (in French). Vélo Club La Pomme Marseille. 21 October 2020. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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