Merhawi Kudus shines in Vuelta breakaway to finish 2nd on stage
Alexey Lutsenko (Team Astana) won stage 5 of the Vuelta a Espana while our young Eritrean, Merhawi Kudus put in an incredible ride to place 2nd on the stage. Marc Soler (Movistar) rounded out the podium in 3rd while Chris Froome (Team Sky) retained the overall lead. Stage 5 of the Vuelta a Espana was […]
Merhawi Kudus wins white jersey in Oman
The Tour of Oman concluded today, with Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) winning the expected bunch sprint in Muttrah Corniche. Eduard Grosu (Nippo – Vini Fantini) and Sacha Modolo (UAE Abu Dhabi) completed the stage podium. Ben Hermans (BMC Racing) was the overall winner of the Tour of Oman. The final stage, as expected, came down to […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka renews with 4 African riders
South Africans Reinardt Janse van Rensburg and Nic Dougall, as well as Eritreans Natnael Berhane and Merhawi Kudus have inked deals with Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka that will see them representing Africa’s team beyond 2016. After coming back to the team last year, Janse van Rensburg has confirmed his talent by winning the overall […]
Tour de Romandie #5: Merhawi Kudus climbs with the best
Chris Froome (Team Sky) won the 4th stage of the Tour de Romandie, crossing the line a few seconds ahead of Ion Izaguirre (Movistar) and Thibaut Pinot (FDJ). Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was able to retain the overall race lead. After numerous attacks in the first 30km of the 4th Tour de Romandie stage, 11 riders […]
Tour de Romandie #3: Jaco Venter shows our colours in the break
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) won stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie after the judges relegated Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) to 2nd even though the Russian crossed the line first, due to irregular sprinting. Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) led home a select group of chasers to take 3rd on the stage. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka were part […]
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya #7: Siutsou and Kudus on the attack
The 2016 edition of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya concluded today with a 135 kilometer long stage in Barcelona. The lumpy profile of the course made for an exciting race, which saw Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka riders Kanstantsin Siutsou and Merhawi Kudus go on the attack. In the end though, Alexey Tsatevich (Katusha) took […]
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya #3: Merhawi Kudus climbs into top 20
The 3rd stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya took riders into the mountains for the first time this week and it was Dan Martin (Etixx-Quickstep) who reigned triumphant at the finish in La Molina. Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) was 2nd on the day with Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) placing 3rd. For Team Dimension Data […]
Tour of Oman #4: Merhawi Kudus climbs to 6th on the stage
The 4th stage of the Tour of Oman would be pivotal in the battle for the overall race lead and it was a challenge Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) proved to be up for, as he was first to cross the finish line atop Green Mountain. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) was 2nd and Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) […]
Gran Premio Beghelli: Merhawi Kudus takes GPM and Sprint competition
The Gran Premio Beghelli saw a select bunch sprint decide the race victor with Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani) being the fastest. Manuel Belletti (Southeast) was 2nd and Roberto Ferrari (Lampre) took 3rd place. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung was put on display for the majority of the day by Merhawi Kudus, as he and Jef van Meirhaeghe (Topsport […]
Giro dell’ Emillia: Merhawi Kudus climbs to a top 10 finish
The Giro dell Emillia, our penultimate Italian race of the season saw Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale) take the win ahead of his late breakaway mates, Andrea Fedi (Southeast) and Angel Madrazo (Caja-Rural). Our Merhawi Kudus would finish in 10th place. Today the riders would get the racing underway in the pouring rain and it […]
Coppa Agostoni: Kudus & Pauwels finish in main group
Under the grey skies of the Coppa Agostoni today, the veteran Davide Rebellin (CCC Sprandi) would ride to victory ahead of breakaway partner Vincenzo Nibali (Astana). Niccolo Bonifazio (Lampre-Merida) led the bunch sprint home for 3rd place. On a cool and gloomy day that saw the riders having to race 198km in wet conditions, 8 […]
Merhawi Kudus overcomes Visa issues to perform well at Tour of Yorkshire
Merhawi Kudus was MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s main man at todays opening stage of the Tour of Yorkshire. The 21 year old Eritrean only received his Visa in time to make the trip to Great Britain. He arrived just minutes before the flag dropped in Bridlington, but would move on to finish 13th, being the team’s […]