Welay Berhe

Welay Hagos Berhe (born 22 October 2001) is an Ethiopian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[3][1][4]

Welay Berhe
Personal information
Full nameWelay Hagos Berhe[1]
Born (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001
Ethiopia
Team information
Current teamTeam Jayco–AlUla
Disciplines
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2020Centre Mondial du Cyclisme[2]
Professional teams
2021Nippo–Provence–PTS Conti Until 31/08
2022EF Education–Nippo Development Team
2023–Team Jayco–AlUla

Career

After leaving Nippo–Provence–PTS Conti in August 2021 he rejoined the team for the 2022 season.[5][6] Berhe spent Stages 2 and 3 of the Istrian Spring Trophy in the break-away. In Stage 2 he won the six mountain points on the final climb of the day, then on stage 3 while in the break he won the first mountain sprint and secured himself the Mountain jersey.[7] At the Tour de l'Avenir Berhe crashed during the sprint for Stage 6 after a Norwegian rider fell in front of him. Berhe continued the race with minor injuries.[8] Berhe signed a three-year deal to ride for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla from 2023.[9][10]

Major results

Sources:[1][9][11]

2018
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2019
African Junior Road Championships
1st Team time trial
1st Time trial
4th Road race
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2022
1st Grand Prix Crevoisier
1st Radklassiker Chur-Arosa
1st Mountains classification, Istrian Spring Trophy
4th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
4th GP de la Pédale Romande
4th GP Cham-Hagendorn
6th Grand Prix L'Echappée
6th GP Vorarlberg
7th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
8th Tour du Jura Suisse
2023
6th Overall Tour of Austria
9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia —
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España DNF

References
  1. "Welay Hagos Berhe". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. "Welay Berhe teams". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. "Team Jayco–AlUla". UCI. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. "Hagos Welay BERHE". UCI. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. "Team Nippo-Provence-PTS Conti unveil kit for debut season". cyclingnews.com. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. "New Year new Team | EF Nippo Development Team". ef-nippo-dev.com. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  7. "Istarsko Proljeće - Istrian Spring Trophy". UCI. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  8. "Freak crash mars finish of exciting stage at Tour de l'Avenir | Video". Sticky Bottle. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  9. "✍🏼 Team BikeExchange-Jayco begin three-year development project with young Ethiopian climber Welay Hagos Berhe". greenedgecycling.com. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  10. "Team BikeExchange - Jayco sign young Ethiopian talent Welay Berhe - "We have found a huge talent for the future"". CyclingUpToDate.com. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. "Welay Berhe". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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