Daniel Abraham (cyclist) explained

Daniel Abraham
Full Name:Daniel Abraham Gebru
Birth Date:11 February 1985
Birth Place:Ethiopia
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2014
Amateurteam1:WTC de Amstel
Amateuryears2:2016
Amateurteam2:Marco Polo
Amateuryears3:2017
Amateurteam3:Willebrord Wil Vooruit[1]
Proyears1:2010–2012
Proteam1:Marco Polo Cycling Team
Proyears2:2013–2015
Proyears3:2018–2020
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Daniel Abraham Gebru (born 11 February 1985) is a Dutch-Eritrean cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team .[2]

Career

Abraham moved to the Netherlands in 2000 and raced for the Marco Polo Cycling Team between 2010 and 2012. He focused on racing in paralympic events, for which he was eligible because of an underdeveloped leg.

In 2016 he competed for the Netherlands in the Summer Paralympics. Abraham only had a residence permit, but was allowed to compete as a stateless citizen on behalf of the Netherlands in the C4–5 road race. During the race, Abraham was in position to win the bronze medal, but just before the finish the two leaders: Australian Alistair Donohoe and Ukrainian Yegor Dementyev, both crashed, and Abraham took the win.[3] After this, he was decorated as a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[4] He was issued a Dutch passport on 22 August 2017.[5]

Major results

2016
  • 1st C4–5 road race, Summer Paralympics
    2017
  • 1st C5 Time trial, UCI Para Road World Championships
    2018
  • 1st C5 Time trial, UCI Para Road World Championships
  • UCI Para Track World Championships
  • 3rd C5 Individual pursuit
  • 3rd Scratch
  • 9th Chrono Champenois
  • 9th Duo Normand
    2019
  • 2nd C5 Time trial, UCI Para Road World Championships
  • UCI Para Track World Championships
  • 3rd C5 Individual pursuit
  • 3rd Scratch
    2019
  • 1st Stage 1 Kreiz Breizh Elites (TTT)
    2020
  • 2nd C5 Scratch, UCI Para Track World Championships
    2021
  • 1st C5 Time trial, UCI Para Road World Championships
    2021
  • 1st C4–5 road race, Summer Paralympics

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Daniel Abraham . FirstCycling.com . 18 November 2020.
    2. Web site: BEAT Cycling Club . UCI.org . . 2 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200302211335/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14061/1003107/257 . 2 March 2020.
    3. Web site: Gold for Eritrean cyclist Daniel Abraham . Madote.com . September 2016 . 18 November 2020 . Pijpker, Joost.
    4. Web site: Koninklijke onderscheidingen: Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport . nl . zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl . 17 October 2016 . 18 November 2020.
    5. Web site: Nederlandse medaillewinnaar Abraham wordt eindelijk écht Nederlander . nl . nos.nl . 22 August 2017 . 18 November 2020.

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