Batmönkhiin Maral-Erdene

Batmönkhiin Maral-Erdene (Батмөнхийн Марал-Эрдэнэ; born 15 October 1994) is a Mongolian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Nusantara Cycling Team.

Early life
Maral-Erdene was born in 1994 in the province of Khövsgöl in Mongolia. His grandfather is a cycling coach who organizes cycling competitions in the province. Maral-Erdene's grandfather encourages his children and grandchildren to develop cycling in their home province which led to Maral-Erdene taking up the sport in 2007.

Professional career
Maral-Erdene started his professional cycling career with teams in China before moving to the Malaysia-based in 2016 which joins more UCI-sanctioned competition. From March 2016, Mongolian cycling-figure Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh serves as his coach whom he idolized since childhood.

Major results

 * 2011
 * 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships


 * 2014
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 8th Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships


 * 2015
 * National Road Championships
 * 4th Time trial
 * 5th Road race


 * 2016
 * Asian Under-23 Road Championships
 * 1st Gold medal asia.svg Time trial
 * 10th Road race
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st Mongolia_NC.png Time trial
 * 5th Road race
 * 1st Mountains classification, Tour of China I
 * 2nd Road race, World University Cycling Championship
 * 3rd Overall Tour de Filipinas


 * 2017
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st Mongolia_NC.png Time trial
 * 2nd Road race
 * 1st Stage 2 Tour de Tochigi
 * 5th Overall Tour of Xingtai
 * 6th Time trial, Asian Road Championships


 * 2018
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st Mongolia_NC.png Road race
 * 1st Mongolia_NC.png Time trial
 * Asian Road Championships
 * 4th Team time trial
 * 6th Time trial
 * 6th Overall Tour of Quanzhou Bay


 * 2019
 * 1st Stage 4 Tour of Thailand
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour de Ijen
 * 2nd Oita Urban Classic
 * 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
 * Asian Road Championships
 * 4th Team time trial
 * 6th Time trial


 * 2022
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st Mongolia_NC.png Road race
 * 3rd Time trial
 * 2nd Silver medal asia.svg Team time trial, Asian Road Championships


 * 2023
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st Mongolia_NC.png Time trial
 * 5th Road race
 * 1st Stage 2 Tour of Poyang Lake
 * 7th Overall Tour de Kumano