Batmönkhiin Maral-Erdene
Mongolian cyclist
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Batmönkhiin Maral-Erdene (Mongolian: Батмөнхийн Марал-Эрдэнэ; born 15 October 1994) is a Mongolian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Nusantara Cycling Team.[3]
Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia
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| Full name | Batmönkhiin Maral-Erdene | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 15, 1994 Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Nusantara Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013 | Malak Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Ningxia Sports Lottery Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Terengganu Cycling Team[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Levante Fuji Shizuoka[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Nusantara Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Early life
Maral-Erdene was born in 1994 in the province of Khövsgöl in Mongolia. His grandfather is a cycling coach who organizes cycling competitions in the province. Maral-Erdene's grandfather encourages his children and grandchildren to develop cycling in their home province which led to Maral-Erdene taking up the sport in 2007.[4]
Professional career
Maral-Erdene started his professional cycling career with teams in China before moving to the Malaysia-based Terengganu Cycling Team in 2016 which joins more UCI-sanctioned competition. From March 2016, Mongolian cycling-figure Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh serves as his coach whom he idolized since childhood.[4]
Major results
- 2011
- 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2014
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships
- 2015
- National Road Championships
- 4th Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 2016
- Asian Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 10th Road race
- 1st
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 5th Road race
- 1st
- 1st Mountains classification, Tour of China I
- 2nd Road race, World University Cycling Championship
- 3rd Overall Tour de Filipinas
- 2017
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Tochigi
- 5th Overall Tour of Xingtai
- 6th Time trial, Asian Road Championships
- 2018
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- Asian Road Championships
- 4th Team time trial
- 6th Time trial
- 6th Overall Tour of Quanzhou Bay
- 2019
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Thailand
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Ijen
- 2nd Oita Urban Classic
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- Asian Road Championships
- 4th Team time trial
- 6th Time trial
- 2022
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 2nd
Team time trial, Asian Road Championships - 2023
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Poyang Lake
- 7th Overall Tour de Kumano
