Ferekalsi Debesay Abrha (born 10 June 1986 in

Tsazega Tseazega (Tigrinya: ጸዓዘጋ) is a village in Central Eritrea located in the former province of Hamasien. It is 5.6 miles (9 km) north-west from the capital city, Asmara. It is an entirely Christian village inhabited by the Tigrinya speak ...

) is an Eritrean former professional

road cyclist Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...

. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclists Mossana Debesai,

Mekseb Debesay Mekseb Debesay Abrha (born 16 June 1991) is an Eritrean racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, as well as the 2015 UCI Road World Championships, where he was the only rider from ...

, Yakob Debesay and .

Major results

;2007 : 2nd Silver medal africa

Road race,

All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the ...

: 8th Road race,

African Road Championships The African Continental Cycling Championships are a series of cycling races held annually in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square& ...

;2009 : 1st Prologue & Stage 4 Tour d'Egypt : 9th Overall Tour Eritrea ;2010 : 1st Gold medal africa

Team time trial,

: 4th Overall Tour Eritrea : 4th Grand Prix of Al Fatah : 10th Overall

Tour of Rwanda The Tour du Rwanda is a cycling race started in 1988 and based in Rwanda. Until 2008, TOUR DU RWANDA was a regional cycling race that brought together Rwandans but also riders from neighboring Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda. The race is a cycling stag ...

::1st Stages 5 & 9 ;2011 (1 pro win) : 1st Gold medal africa

Team time trial,

: National Road Championships ::1st MaillotEritrea2

Road race ::2nd

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

: 2nd Overall

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: 9th Overall

Tour d'Algérie The Tour d'Algérie is an annual multi-day road cycling race held in Algeria. It has been held as a 2.2 category event on UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 ...

;2012 :

::1st

Team time trial ::3rd Bronze medal africa

Road race : 2nd Overall

Tour of Eritrea The Tour of Eritrea (, ) is a multistage bicycle race held annually throughout Eritrea. History The first race was staged in 1946. It was promoted by the Italian community of Eritrea with the Italian name ''Primo Giro dell'Eritrea''. Its inaugura ...

: 4th Road race, National Road Championships : 6th Overall

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;2014 (1) : 1st Stage 4

References

External links

* 1986 births Living people Eritrean male cyclists {{Eritrea-cycling-bio-stub