Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier

Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Egerzeigzaarhka (born 17 August 1994) is an Ethiopian-born Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam.

Career
Ghebreigzabhier started cycling at the age of 14, first with mountain biking. His first major success was winning the Eritrean national road race championships in 2014 while riding for a club team. In 2016, he joined, the development team of UCI WorldTeam , and was selected to join the WorldTeam as a stagiaire in 2016 and 2017. He joined the team full time the following year, and competed in his first Grand Tour: the 2018 Vuelta a España where he finished 7th on stage 17 and 34th overall. That season, he also won the African road race championship. In 2019, he competed in his first Giro d'Italia and was crowned the national time trial champion.

After folded at the end of the 2020 season, he was signed by  with an initial contract lasting through 2022. In March 2022, he fell heavily during the last stage of the Volta a Catalunya. Hospitalized, he suffered serious contusions to the chest and abdomen, injuries to several organs and broken ribs and vertebrae.

Ghebreigzabhier had a strong spring in 2023, finishing second in the GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano before competing in the Giro d'Italia in May. At the Giro, he placed 6th on stage 4 and was presented the combativity award for the day. However, he ultimately abandoned the race after stage 15. In August, he competed in the Vuelta a España, attaining a 4th place finish on stage 9.

Major results
Source:


 * 2014 (1 pro win)
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotEritrea2.jpg Road race
 * 1st MaillotEritrea2.jpg Under-23 road race
 * 4th Time trial
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Blida
 * 1st Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Stage 4 Tour de Constantine
 * 4th Circuit d'Alger
 * 6th Overall Tour d'Algérie
 * 1st Young rider classification


 * 2015
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotEritrea2.jpg Under-23 road race
 * 3rd Road race
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Constantine
 * 1st Young rider classification
 * 1st Jersey brown.svg Mountains classification, Tour du Rwanda
 * 3rd Grand Prix d'Oran
 * 5th Overall Tour International de Sétif
 * 8th Overall Tour de Blida
 * 9th Circuit d'Alger


 * 2016
 * African Road Championships
 * 1st Gold medal africa.svg Team time trial
 * 5th Road race
 * 7th Time trial
 * 3rd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
 * 5th Overall Tour du Rwanda
 * National Road Championships
 * 5th Road race
 * 5th Time trial


 * 2017
 * 1st Gold medal africa.svg Team time trial, African Road Championships
 * 2nd Coppa della Pace
 * 2nd Giro del Medio Brenta
 * 6th Overall Tour de Hongrie
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Mountains classification
 * 7th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
 * 9th Overall Arctic Race of Norway


 * 2018 (1)
 * African Road Championships
 * 1st Gold medal africa.svg Road race
 * 1st Gold medal africa.svg Team time trial
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 4th Overall Tour de Langkawi


 * 2019 (1)
 * 1st MaillotEritrea2.jpg Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 6th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
 * 8th Overall Tour of Austria


 * 2021
 * 5th Road race, National Road Championships
 * 9th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali


 * 2022
 * 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 6th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var


 * 2023 (1)
 * 1st MaillotEritrea2.jpg Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
 * Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stage 4 Giro d'Italia


 * 2024 (1)
 * 1st MaillotEritrea2.jpg Time trial, National Road Championships
 * Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stage 1 Giro d'Italia