The Eritrean rider Merhawi Kudus will leave the South African Team Dimension Data at the end of 2018 to race for the Kazakh Pro team of Astana.
He already signed a one-year contract to join Astana Pro Team in the upcoming season of 2019.
Merhawi said he is “very excited” by the transfer. Continue reading Transfer // Merhawi Kudus Joins Astana Pro Team
BY SUPER SPORT
Mekseb Debesay, from Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka has become the first Eritrean to finish top 10 GC at a World Tour event.
The final stage of the Tour of Gaungxi ended in another mass sprint and, once again, it was Fernando Gaviria (Quickstep-Floors) who took the victory. Niccolo Bonifazio placed second and Dylan Groenewegen was third. The big bunch sprint meant Tim Wellens had no trouble in defending the overall race lead, to be crowned the 2017 Tour of Gaungxi champion. Continue reading Mekseb Debesay Ends Season With Top 10 Overall
BY CYCLING NEWS
Daniel Teklehaimanot, the first Eritrean to race the Tour de France, will bring down the curtain on his Dimension Data career when the Tour of Guangxi concludes Wednesday.
“It is my last race with the team. I am looking for other teams. It is October now. It is difficult to organise the situation,” Teklehaimanot told Cyclingnews ahead of stage 3 of the Tour of Guangxi. Continue reading Daniel Teklehaimanot Looking for New Team
BY CYCLING NEWS
Dimension Data’s difficult Vuelta a España, with three riders already out because of a virus, got even worse on Friday as Merhawi Kudus crashed out injured. The team is now down to five riders after just a week of racing. Continue reading Merhawi Kudus Crashes Out of Vuelta During Stage 7
Alexey Lutsenko (Team Astana) won stage 5 of the Vuelta a Espana while our young Eritrean, Merhawi Kudus put in an incredible ride to place 2nd on the stage. Marc Soler (Movistar) rounded out the podium in 3rd while Chris Froome (Team Sky) retained the overall lead. Continue reading La Vuelta #5: Merhawi Kudus Shines to Finish 2nd
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka was a real protagonist during the first stage of the Tour of Romandie today with our efforts rewarded by a fine 4th place finish for Natnael Berhane.
Michael Albasini (Orica-Scott) was the stage victor, 2nd went to Diego Ulissi (UAE Emirates) and Jesus Herrada (Movistar) placed 3rd. Continue reading Tour de Romandie #1: Natnael Berhane Sprints to 4th Place
