Mekseb Debesay Abrha (born 16 June 1991) is an Eritrean racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Bike Aid.[3] 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 Eritrea to compete in the men's elite road race.[4] He won the 2014 Tour d'Algérie. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclists Mossana Debesai, Ferekalsi Debesay, Yakob Debesay and Kindishih Debesay.[5]
 Debesay in 2019. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mekseb Debesay Abrha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1991 Asmara, Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Time trialist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Bike Aid–Ride for Help | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Team Dimension Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Bike Aid[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One-day races and Classics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
- 2011
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Eritrea
- 2012
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Eritrea
- 2013
- 1st
Overall Tour of Eritrea- 1st Young rider classification
- 3rd Overall Fenkel Northern Redsea
- 1st Stage 1
- 2014
- 1st Overall Tour d'Algérie
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Overall Grand Prix Chantal Biya
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st
African rider classification - 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- Tour of Rwanda
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 6
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Critérium International de Sétif
- 2nd Critérium International de Blida
- 4th Overall Tour International de Sétif
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 7th Critérium International d'Alger
- 8th Overall Tour de Blida
- 2015
- 1st
Team time trial, African Road Championships - 1st Overall Tour de Blida
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Critérium International de Sétif
- Tour of Rwanda
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 2nd Critérium International de Blida
- 3rd Circuit d'Alger
- 6th Overall Tour International de Sétif
- 1st Stage 3
- 6th Overall Tour du Faso
- 1st Stage 8
- 10th Overall Tour International de la Wilaya d'Oran
- 2016
- 3rd
Road race, African Road Championships - 2017 (2 pro wins)
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 5th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 4
- 10th Overall Tour of Guangxi
- 2018 (1)
- African Road Championships
- 1st Team time trial
- 1st Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 1st
- 2019 (1)
- African Road Championships
- 1st Team time trial
- 1st Road race
- 4th Time trial
- 1st
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2021
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
References
External links
- Mekseb Debesay at Cycling Archives
- Mekseb Debesay at ProCyclingStats
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