Welay Hagos Berhe (born 22 October 2001) is an Ethiopian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[3][1][4]
 Berhe at the 2023 Vuelta a España | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Welay Hagos Berhe[1] |
| Born | 22 October 2001 Ethiopia |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2020 | Centre Mondial du Cyclisme[2] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2021 | Nippo–Provence–PTS Conti Until 31/08 |
| 2022 | EF Education–Nippo Development Team |
| 2023– | Team Jayco–AlUla |
Career
editAfter leaving Nippo–Provence–PTS Conti in August 2021 he rejoined the team for the 2022 season.[5][6] Berhe spent Stages 2 and 3 of the Istrian Spring Trophy in the break-away. In Stage 2 he won the six mountain points on the final climb of the day, then on stage 3 while in the break he won the first mountain sprint and secured himself the Mountain jersey.[7] At the Tour de l'Avenir Berhe crashed during the sprint for Stage 6 after a Norwegian rider fell in front of him. Berhe continued the race with minor injuries.[8] Berhe signed a three-year deal to ride for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla from 2023.[9][10]
Major results
edit- 2018
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - 2019
- African Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Team time trial - 1st Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 1st
- 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2022
- 1st Grand Prix Crevoisier
- 1st Radklassiker Chur-Arosa
- 1st
Mountains classification, Istrian Spring Trophy - 4th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
- 4th GP de la Pédale Romande
- 4th GP Cham-Hagendorn
- 6th Grand Prix L'Echappée
- 6th GP Vorarlberg
- 7th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 8th Tour du Jura Suisse
- 2023
- 6th Overall Tour of Austria
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2024
- 10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
DNF | DNF |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Welay Hagos Berhe". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Welay Berhe teams". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Team Jayco–AlUla". UCI. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Hagos Welay BERHE". UCI. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Team Nippo-Provence-PTS Conti unveil kit for debut season". cyclingnews.com. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "New Year new Team | EF Nippo Development Team". ef-nippo-dev.com. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Istarsko Proljeće - Istrian Spring Trophy". UCI. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Freak crash mars finish of exciting stage at Tour de l'Avenir | Video". Sticky Bottle. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b "✍🏼 Team BikeExchange-Jayco begin three-year development project with young Ethiopian climber Welay Hagos Berhe". greenedgecycling.com. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Team BikeExchange - Jayco sign young Ethiopian talent Welay Berhe - "We have found a huge talent for the future"". CyclingUpToDate.com. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Welay Berhe". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
External links
edit- Hagos Welay Berhe at UCI
- Hagos Welay Berhe at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Hagos Welay Berhe at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Hagos Welay Berhe at ProCyclingStats
- Hagos Welay Berhe at CycleBase
