Daniel Abraham (cyclist)

Daniel Abraham Gebru (born 11 February 1985) is a Dutch-Eritrean cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team BEAT Cycling Club.[2]

Daniel Abraham
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Abraham Gebru
Born (1985-02-11) 11 February 1985
Team information
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2014WTC de Amstel
2016Marco Polo
2017Willebrord Wil Vooruit[1]
Professional teams
2010–2012Marco Polo Cycling Team
2013–2015CCN
2018–2020BEAT Cycling Club

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

References
  1. "Daniel Abraham". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. "BEAT Cycling Club". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. Pijpker, Joost (September 2016). "Gold for Eritrean cyclist Daniel Abraham". Madote.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. "Koninklijke onderscheidingen: Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport". zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl (in Dutch). 17 October 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. "Nederlandse medaillewinnaar Abraham wordt eindelijk écht Nederlander". nos.nl (in Dutch). 22 August 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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