Eritrea Celebrates Kudus and Teklehaimanot After Tour Ride

By Gregor Brown | Velonews, The Tour de France rolled into Paris for its final stage over a week ago, but the party continues in East Africa’s Eritrea. The country welcomed home Merhawi Kudus and Daniel Teklehaimanot Saturday after they helped MTN-Qhubeka become the first professional team from the African continent to race the grand […]

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A Hero’s Welcome for Eritrea’s Cycling Greats

By Bereket Kidane, Having conquered the French Alps, Eritrea’s super cyclists Daniel Teklehaymanot and Merhawi Kudus were given a hero’s welcome in Asmara upon their triumphant return from the Tour de France. It seemed as if the whole town had turned out to welcome them. The parade honoring them started from Airport Road and went […]

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Daniel Teklehaimanot and Merhawi Kudus Gets Hero’s Welcome

Thousands of Eritreans today poured onto the streets of Asmara to welcome the two riders that made their country and people exceedingly proud in the just concluded Tour de France. African stars Daniel Teklehaimanot and Merhawi Kudus today received by far one of the most incredible and biggest hero’s welcome ever that extended from the […]

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