Merhawi Kudus

Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin is an Eritrean professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam. During his professional career, Merhawi has taken seven victories including the [African Road Championships|African road race championship], three national titles across the Eritrean National [Road Race Championships|road race] and Eritrean National [Time Trial Championships|time trial], and the general classification at the 2019 Tour du Rwanda.

Career

Born in Asmara, Merhawi was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France, becoming one of the first two black Africans to start the Tour alongside teammate and countryman Daniel Teklehaimanot. At the age of 21 Merhawi was the youngest rider in the race. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.
He competed in the Cycling at the [2020 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|men's road race] at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Merhawi won the road race at the 2025 African Road Championships, finishing 1-2 with fellow countryman Awet Aman.

One of six children, Merhawi's younger brother Milkias has also competed professionally in cycling.

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