Negasi Haylu Abreha
Ethiopian cyclist
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Negasi Haylu Abreha (born 9 May 2000) is an Ethiopian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Vega–Vitalcare–Dynatek.[1][3]
Ethiopia
Negasi Abreha in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Negasi Haylu Abreha[1] |
| Born | 9 May 2000 Ethiopia |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Vega–Vitalcare–Dynatek |
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2019 | NiCe–Ethiopia Cycling Team |
| 2020–2022 | NTT Continental Cycling Team |
| 2023–2024 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team[2] |
| 2025– | Sam–Vitalcare–Dynatek |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
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Personal life
Abreha has not been able to return home since violence broke out surrounding his home town in November 2020.[4]
Career
In 2019 Abreha won the national road racing championships beating the competition in a sprint finish.[5] Abreha was selected to ride the 2021 UCI Road World Championships,[6] he raced in the under-23 time trial finishing 64th.[7] At the Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23 in 2022 Abreha finished 14th overall as the highest placed African in the race.[8] Abreha will join UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team for its inaugural season in 2023.[citation needed][9]
Major results
- 2018
- 7th Time trial, African Youth Games
- 2019
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 10th Overall Tour de l'Espoir
- 2024
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- African Road Championships
- 3rd Mixed relay
- 4th Road race
- 9th Time trial, African Games
