Batmönkhiin Maral-Erdene Explained
| Batmönkhiin Maral-Erdene |
| Fullname: | Batmönkhiin Maral-Erdene |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia |
| Currentteam: | Nusantara Cycling Team |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 2013 |
| Proteam1: | Malak Cycling Team |
| Proyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Proyears3: | 2016–2020 |
| Proteam3: | [1] |
| Proyears4: | 2022–2023 |
| Proteam4: | [2] |
| Proyears5: | 2024– |
| Proteam5: | Nusantara Cycling Team |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Batmönkhiin Maral-Erdene (Mongolian: Батмөнхийн Марал-Эрдэнэ; born 15 October 1994) is a Mongolian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Nusantara Cycling Team.[3]
Career
Early life
Maral-Erdene was born in 1994 in the province of Khövsgöl in Mongolia. His grandfather is a cycling coach who organizes cycling competitions in the province. Maral-Erdene's grandfather encourages his children and grandchildren to develop cycling in their home province which led to Maral-Erdene taking up the sport in 2007.[4]
Professional career
Maral-Erdene started his professional cycling career with teams in China before moving to the Malaysia-based in 2016 which joins more UCI-sanctioned competition. From March 2016, Mongolian cycling-figure Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh serves as his coach whom he idolized since childhood.[4]
Major results
- 2011
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2014
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
8th Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships
- 2015
National Road Championships
4th Time trial
5th Road race
- 2016
Asian Under-23 Road Championships
1st Time trial
10th Road race
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
5th Road race
1st Mountains classification, Tour of China I
2nd Road race, World University Cycling Championship
3rd Overall Tour de Filipinas
- 2017
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Stage 2 Tour de Tochigi
5th Overall Tour of Xingtai
6th Time trial, Asian Road Championships
- 2018
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
Asian Road Championships
4th Team time trial
6th Time trial
6th Overall Tour of Quanzhou Bay
- 2019
1st Stage 4 Tour of Thailand
1st Stage 1 Tour de Ijen
2nd Oita Urban Classic
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
Asian Road Championships
4th Team time trial
6th Time trial
- 2022
National Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
2nd Team time trial, Asian Road Championships
- 2023
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
5th Road race
1st Stage 2 Tour of Poyang Lake
7th Overall Tour de KumanoNotes and References
- Web site: Terengganu Inc. TSG Cycling Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200521184723/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14146/1001645/257. 21 May 2020.
- Web site: https://www.cyclowired.jp/news/node/359763 . Japanese . ja:ロードと個人TTのモンゴルチャンピオンが新加入するレバンテフジ静岡 . 7 January 2022 . Cyclowired.jp . 16 April 2022.
- Web site: Nusantara . UCI.org . 25 April 2024.
- News: Marsault. Charles. A la découverte de...Maral-Erdene Batmunkh. The Discovery of... Maral-Erdene Batmunkh. 22 March 2016. Velo-club.net. 14 March 2016. French.
