Desiet Kidane

Desiet Kidane Teketse[1] (10 October 2000 – 8 November 2021) was an Eritrean professional racing cyclist,[2][3] who rode for UCI Women's Continental Team WCC Team.[4] She rode in the women's road race at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire, England.[5]

Desiet Kidane
Kidane at the 2021 World Championships
Personal information
Born(2000-10-10)10 October 2000
Died8 November 2021(2021-11-08) (aged 21)
Asmara, Eritrea
Team information
Current teamWCC Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2018UCI WCC Women's Team
Professional teams
2019WCC Team
2021WCC Team

She died after being hit by a motorist while training in Asmara, Eritrea.[6][7]

References
  1. "Desiet Kidane". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. "Desiet Kidane". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. TesfaNews (17 November 2018). "(Interview) // Desiet Kidane, Eritrea's Next Female Cycling Star". TesfaNews. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. "WCC Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. "86th World Championships WE - Road Race (WC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  6. Stokes, Shane (9 November 2021). "Promising World Cycling Centre rider Desiet Kidane dies in training crash". Cycling News. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  7. Dabbs, Ryan (9 November 2021). "21-year-old Eritrean professional cyclist dies after being hit by car". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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