By Alula Abraha, With 10 days to go before the start of the last Grand tour of the year, La Vuelta a Espana, Team MTN-Qhubeka has confirmed only 2 riders so far, Yohan Van Zyl and Italian Sprinter Kristian Sbaragli. In the next few days, Eritrean rider Natanel Berhane is expected to be confirmed in […]
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By MTN-Qhubeka, THE 16th stage of the Tour de France saw MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung right in the thick of the action as Daniel Teklehaimanot eventually finished the stage in 7th position. Ruben Plaza (Lampre-Merida) would be the rider to take the stage win.
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By TesfaNews, THE Eritrean climber for MTN-Qhubeka feeder team, Metkel Eyob, today soloed to victory in the Action Ford Berge en Dale Classic race in South Africa. The 102km race was the West Rand’s biggest road race and the Eritrean came first after being the lone leader with a 48 second gap at six kilometers […]
Continue ReadingThis good omen will turn the three Eritrean riders within the team (Ferekalsi Debesay, Meron Russom and Jani Tewelde) to become professional Cyclists by 2013. By Mark Squire, Team MTN-Qhubeka has become the first African team to join the second division of world cycling; the highest level from any team on the continent after the International […]
Continue ReadingBy MTN-Qhubeka, MTN-Qhubeka’s Team Principal Douglas Ryder today announced contract renewals for the following riders: Frekalsi Debesay, Meron Russom, Jani Tewelde, Tsgabu Grmay and Adrien Niyonshuti. These five riders are current members of Team MTN-Qhubeka and fit in with the team’s dream of nurturing talent to find Africa’s first world champion.
Continue Reading“Frekalsi Debesay of Eritrea is now a top-class international rider” – Kevin Campbell, MTN-Qhubeka’s Africa Director By MTN-Qhubeka, Team MTN-Qhubeka has recently signed some high profile new athletes, as well as re-signing many of its current riders, as it focuses on the goal of developing the first-ever UCI African Pro Continental Team in 2013, and […]
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