Henok Mulubrhan
Henok Mulubrhan (born 11 November 1999 in Asmara) is an Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè.[4]
Personal information | |
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Born | Asmara, Eritrea | 11 November 1999
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
2018–2019 | World Cycling Centre |
Professional teams | |
2020–2021 | NTT Continental Cycling Team[1][2] |
2022 | Bike Aid[3] |
2022–2023 | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè |
Major wins | |
Stage races
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Career
Originally from Asmara, Henok started cycling with mountain biking. He entered his first competitions in 2014.[5] In 2016, he represented his country at the UCI World Junior Championships in Doha. During the 2018 season, he placed in the top 10 on four stages of the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. He then won the fourth stage of the Tour de l'Espoir followed by being crowned the Eritrean national under-23 road race champion.[6] He also won the silver medal in the road race at the African under-23 road championships. In July 2018, he joined the World Cycling Centre program based in Switzerland.[7] The following season, he was crowned the African under-23 road race champion.
In 2020, Henok joined UCI Continental team NTT Continental Cycling Team, which acted as the development squad for UCI WorldTeam NTT Pro Cycling. With this team, he achieved top ten overall finishes in the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo and the Tour du Rwanda. He stayed with the team in 2021, and saw some success on the Italian circuit, including a second place finish at the Giro del Medio Brenta.
He was then signed to step up to the UCI WorldTeam, Team Qhubeka Assos for the 2022 season.[8] However, the team folded at the end of 2021, leaving him without a contract. He ended up joining Bike Aid until the end of March, before being signed by UCI ProTeam Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè in April.[9] This season, he notably won the elite road race at the African road championships.[10] He ended the season at the Giro di Lombardia, which was both the first UCI WorldTour race and Monument that he had competed in.
For the 2023 season, Henok continued to ride for Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè. He started the season at the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo in January, earning two top three stage finishes. The following month, he defended his title of African champion and won a silver medal in the time trial followed by two stage wins and the overall victory at the Tour du Rwanda.[10] In May, he competed in his first Grand Tour: the Giro d'Italia, where he was given the combativity award on stage 7 after being a part of the breakway for most of the stage. He ultimately finished the race 87th overall. The next month, he placed third in the Giro dell'Appennino one-day race. In July, he won a stage and the overall classification at the Tour of Qinghai Lake, an eight-day stage race on the UCI ProSeries calendar.[11] He was selected to compete in the road race at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships, but did not finish the race.[12]
In August 2023, it was announced he would join UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team in 2024 on a two-year contract.[10]
Major results
- 2018
- 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- Tour de l'Espoir
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 4
- Africa Cup
- 1st Team time trial
- 4th Time trial
- 6th Road race
- 2nd Road race, African Under-23 Road Championships
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 7th Road race, African Road Championships
- 2019
- 1st Road race, African Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Tour de Berne
- 5th Road race, African Road Championships
- 10th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 2020
- 5th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 7th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
- 9th Overall Tour du Rwanda
- 2021
- 2nd Giro del Medio Brenta
- 6th Giro dell'Appennino
- 7th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 9th Trofeo Piva
- 9th Giro del Belvedere
- 2022 (1 pro win)
- African Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Team time trial
- 2nd Time trial
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Tour du Rwanda
- 6th Overall Tour of Antalya
- 2023 (6)
- African Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Team time trial
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 7
- 1st Overall Tour du Rwanda
- 1st Stages 3 & 8
- 3rd Giro dell'Appennino
- Combativity award Stage 7 Giro d'Italia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2023 |
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Giro d'Italia | 87 |
Tour de France | — |
Vuelta a España | — |
References
- "NTT Continental Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "Team Qhubeka". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- "Bike Aid". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "Bardiani CSF Faizane'". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "Interview with Henok Mulubrhan". thecyclingsonar.com. 1 December 2020.
- "Tour de l'Espoir : La jeunesse africaine s'était donné rendez-vous au Cameroun". uci.ch. 6 February 2018.
- "Henok Mulubrhan". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "Henok Mulubrhan moving up to Qhubeka NextHash WorldTour team in 2022". Cycling News. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- Bardiani CSF Faizanè, ingaggiato il campione africano Henok Mulubrhan
- "Henok Mulubrhan moves to Astana Qazaqstan Team". inform.kz. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "Eritrea: Henok Muluberhan champion of Qinghai Lake Tour 2023". guardian.ng. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "Road Race Men's Elite 2023 Start List". ProcyclingStats. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
External links
- Henok Mulubrhan at ProCyclingStats
- Henok Mulubrhan at CQ Ranking
- Henok Mulubrhan at Cycling Archives