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Yakob Debesay

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Yakob Debesay
Personal information
Full nameYakob Debesay
Born (1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 (age 25)
Asmara, Eritrea
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2019Eritel
2019Groupama–FDJ Continental Team (stagiaire)[1]
Professional teams
2020Groupama–FDJ Continental Team[2]
2021Delko[3]

Yakob Debesay (born 28 June 1999) is a former Eritrean road cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Delko.[4]

Personal life

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Debesay comes from a cycling family; his brothers Ferekalsi Debesay and Mekseb Debesay, as well as his sister Mossana Debesai are also cyclists.

Major results

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2017
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2018
4th Overall Tour of Fuzhou
2019 (1 pro win)
1st Overall Tour de l'Espoir
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 3
7th Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Mountains classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 7
2020
3rd Piccolo Giro di Lombardia

References

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  1. ^ Gachet, Nicolas (22 July 2019). "Un stagiaire chez Groupama-FDJ Continental" [An intern with Groupama-FDJ Continental]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Delko". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Yakob Debesay, 4ème recrue pour 2021" [Yakob Debesay, fourth recruit for 2021]. Nippo–Delko–One Provence (in French). Vélo Club La Pomme Marseille. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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