Maral-Erdene Batmunkh

Batmönkhiin Maral-Erdene (; born 15 October 1994) is a Mongolian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Nusantara Cycling Team.

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.

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.

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

10th Road race National Road Championships

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

2nd Road race 1st Stage 2 Tour de Tochigi 5th Overall Tour of Xingtai 6th Time trial, Asian Road Championships 2018 National Road Championships

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

3rd Time trial

2023 National Road Championships

5th Road race 1st Stage 2 Tour of Poyang Lake 7th Overall Tour de Kumano