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Natnael Teweldemedhin Berhane (; born 5 January 1991) is an Eritrean professional
Overall Tour of Eritrea
::1st Stage 1
: 2nd Overall Tour du Rwanda
::1st Stage 7
: 9th Road race, African Road Championships
;2011 (2 pro wins)
: African Road Championships
::1st 
Road race
::1st Team time trial
: 1st Stage 6 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
: 3rd Overall Tour d'Algérie
::1st Stage 1
: 8th Circuit d'Alger
;2012 (1)
: African Road Championships
::1st Road race
::1st Team time trial
::7th Time trial
: 1st Overall Tour d'Algérie
::1st Young rider classification
::1st Stage 3
;2013 (2)
: 1st Team time trial, African Road Championships
: 1st 
Overall Tour of Turkey
::1st Stage 3
;2014 (2)
: 1st 
Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
::1st 
Sprints classification
: 5th Tour du Finistère
;2015 (1)
: African Road Championships
::1st Team time trial
::6th Road race
: National Road Championships
::1st Road race
::3rd Road race, National Road Championships
: 
Team time trial
::4th Road race
::4th Time trial
: 
Combativity award Stage 10
Team Europcar Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berhane, Natnael 1991 births Living people Eritrean male cyclists Cyclists from Asmara Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey stage winners Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey winners African Games silver medalists for Eritrea African Games silver medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2019 African Games
road bicycle racer
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, who rides for UCI Continental team +Men
Teams
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. He is a two-time winner of the road race at the African Road Championships, in 2011 and 2012.
Career
In 2013,Asmara
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-born Natnael joined . Natnael won the queen stage of the 2013 Tour of Turkey by powering away from the small lead group in the last 200 meters of a long, steep climb. With the provisional suspension of Mustafa Sayar for an earlier EPO positive in the Tour of Algeria, the first place on the General Classification was awarded to Natnael. In early 2014 Turkish Cycling Federation stripped Sayar of his victory and announced Natnael's victory. At the beginning of the season, Natnael won La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, thanks to the bonus seconds awarded during the intermediate sprints on the last stage. He was the first African winner of this race.
After two years with Europcar for his professional debut, Natnael joined African Pro-Continental cycling team for the 2015 cycling season. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France and the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.
Major results
Source: ;2009 : 7th Overall Tour of Eritrea ;2010 : 1st Overall Tour of Eritrea
::1st Stage 1
: 2nd Overall Tour du Rwanda
::1st Stage 7
: 9th Road race, African Road Championships
;2011 (2 pro wins)
: African Road Championships
::1st Road race
::1st Team time trial
: 1st Stage 6 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
: 3rd Overall Tour d'Algérie
::1st Stage 1
: 8th Circuit d'Alger
;2012 (1)
: African Road Championships
::1st Road race
::1st Team time trial
::7th Time trial
: 1st Overall Tour d'Algérie
::1st Young rider classification
::1st Stage 3
;2013 (2)
: 1st Team time trial, African Road Championships
: 1st Overall Tour of Turkey
::1st Stage 3
;2014 (2)
: 1st Time trial
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, National Road Championships
: 1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
::1st Sprints classification
: 5th Tour du Finistère
;2015 (1)
: African Road Championships
::1st Team time trial
::6th Road race
: National Road Championships
::1st Road race
::3rd Time trial
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: 5th Overall Tour of Austria
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: 7th Overall Tour of Utah
;2017
: 2nd Time trial
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, National Road Championships
;2018
: 10th Overall Tour of Guangxi
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The m ...
;2019 (1)
: 1st Road race, National Road Championships
: African Games
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::2nd Team time trial
::4th Road race
::4th Time trial
: Combativity award Stage 10 Tour de France
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;2023
: 1st Stage 3 Tour de Maurice
: 2nd Grand Prix Kültepe
: 3rd Classique de l'île Maurice
: 4th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
: 8th Overall Tour of Sakarya
;2024
: 2nd Grand Prix Antalya Airport City
: 3rd Overall Tour du Maroc
: 4th Tour of Alanya
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Notes
References
External links
*Team Europcar Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berhane, Natnael 1991 births Living people Eritrean male cyclists Cyclists from Asmara Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey stage winners Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey winners African Games silver medalists for Eritrea African Games silver medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2019 African Games