Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier

Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Egerzeigzaarhka (born 17 August 1994) is an Ethiopian-born Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .

Career Amanuel started cycling at the age of 14, first with mountain biking. His first major success was winning the Eritrean national road race championships in 2014 while riding for a club team. In 2016, he joined , the development team of UCI WorldTeam , and was selected to join the WorldTeam as a stagiaire in 2016 and 2017. He joined the team full time the following year, and competed in his first Grand Tour: the 2018 Vuelta a España where he finished 7th on stage 17 and 34th overall. That season, he also won the African road race championship. In 2019, he competed in his first Giro d'Italia and was crowned the national time trial champion.

After folded at the end of the 2020 season, he was signed by with an initial contract lasting through 2022.

Amanuel had a strong spring in 2023, finishing second in the GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano before competing in the Giro d'Italia in May. At the Giro, he placed 6th on stage 4 and was presented the combativity award for the day. However, he ultimately abandoned the race after stage 15. In August, he competed in the Vuelta a España, attaining a 4th place finish on stage 9.

While getting a contract for the 2024 season was initially uncertain, Amanuel renewed his contract with . He had a strong performance in the Giro, doing important domestique work for Jonathan Milan's successful campaign for the points jersey, as well as making attempts in the breakaway. After his performance in the Giro, his contract was extended through the 2026 season.

Major results Source:

2014 (1 pro win) National Road Championships

4th Time trial

1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 3 1st Stage 4 Tour de Constantine 4th Circuit d'Alger 6th Overall Tour d'Algérie 1st Young rider classification 2015 National Road Championships

3rd Road race

1st Young rider classification

3rd Grand Prix d'Oran 5th Overall Tour International de Sétif 8th Overall Tour de Blida 9th Circuit d'Alger 2016 African Road Championships

5th Road race 7th Time trial 3rd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto National Road Championships 5th Road race 5th Time trial 5th Overall Tour du Rwanda 2017

2nd Coppa della Pace 2nd Giro del Medio Brenta 6th Overall Tour de Hongrie

7th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi 9th Overall Arctic Race of Norway 2018 (1) African Road Championships

2nd Road race, National Road Championships 4th Overall Tour de Langkawi 2019 (1)

6th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 8th Overall Tour of Austria 2021 5th Road race, National Road Championships 9th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 2022 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 6th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var 2023 (1)

2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

2024 (1)

2025 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete IP In progress DNF Did not finish