Suleiman Kangangi Explained

Suleiman Kangangi
Fullname:Suleiman Waithuweka Kangangi
Birth Date:9 December 1988
Birth Place:Eldoret, Kenya
Death Place:Vermont, U.S.
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2016
Proyears2:2017–2020

Suleiman Waithuweka Kangangi (9 December 1988 – 27 August 2022)[1] was a Kenyan cyclist who rode for UCI Continental team .[2] He was killed in a high speed crash while riding in a gravel race in Vermont.[3]

Major results

2016
  • 8th Overall Tour Ethiopian Meles Zenawi
  • 9th Overall Tour de Ijen
  • 10th Overall Tour of Rwanda
    2017
  • 3rd Overall Tour of Rwanda
  • 8th Overall Tour du Cameroun
  • 9th Overall Tour Ethiopian Meles Zenawi
    2019
  • 8th Overall Tour du Rwanda

    Notes and References

    1. https://www.velonews.com/news/gravel/sule-kangangi-of-team-amani-tragically-dies-at-33/ Sule Kangangi of Team Amani tragically dies at 33
    2. Web site: Bike Aid. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 8 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200308162112/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14065/1001911/257. 8 March 2020.
    3. Web site: Kenyan Suleiman Kangangi dies after high-speed crash at cycling event in Vermont . BBC Sport . 29 August 2022.