Daniel Abraham (cyclist)

Daniel Abraham Gebru (born 11 February 1985) is a Dutch-Eritrean cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team.

Career
Abraham moved to the Netherlands in 2000 and raced for the Marco Polo Cycling Team between 2010 and 2012. He focused on racing in paralympic events, for which he was eligible because of an underdeveloped leg.

In 2016 he competed for the Netherlands in the Summer Paralympics. Abraham only had a residence permit, but was allowed to compete as a stateless citizen on behalf of the Netherlands in the C4–5 road race. During the race, Abraham was in position to win the bronze medal, but just before the finish the two leaders: Australian Alistair Donohoe and Ukrainian Yegor Dementyev, both crashed, and Abraham took the win. After this, he was decorated as a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau. He was issued a Dutch passport on 22 August 2017.

Major results

 * 2016
 * 1st Gold medal.svg C4–5 road race, Summer Paralympics


 * 2017
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg C5 Time trial, UCI Para Road World Championships


 * 2018
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg C5 Time trial, UCI Para Road World Championships
 * UCI Para Track World Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg C5 Individual pursuit
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Scratch
 * 9th Chrono Champenois
 * 9th Duo Normand


 * 2019
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg C5 Time trial, UCI Para Road World Championships
 * UCI Para Track World Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg C5 Individual pursuit
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Scratch


 * 2019
 * 1st Stage 1 Kreiz Breizh Elites (TTT)


 * 2020
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg C5 Scratch, UCI Para Track World Championships


 * 2021
 * 1st Gold medal.svg C5 Time trial, UCI Para Road World Championships


 * 2021
 * 1st Gold medal.svg C4–5 road race, Summer Paralympics