Henok Mulubrhan

Henok Mulubrhan (born 11 November 1999 in Asmara) is an Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam.

Career
Originally from Asmara, Henok started cycling with mountain biking. He entered his first competitions in 2014. In 2016, he represented his country at the UCI World Junior Championships in Doha. During the 2018 season, he placed in the top 10 on four stages of the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. He then won the fourth stage of the Tour de l'Espoir followed by being crowned the Eritrean national under-23 road race champion. He also won the silver medal in the road race at the African under-23 road championships. In July 2018, he joined the World Cycling Centre program based in Switzerland. The following season, he was crowned the African under-23 road race champion.

In 2020, Henok joined UCI Continental team, which acted as the development squad for UCI WorldTeam. With this team, he achieved top ten overall finishes in the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo and the Tour du Rwanda. He stayed with the team in 2021, and saw some success on the Italian circuit, including a second place finish at the Giro del Medio Brenta.

He was then signed to step up to the UCI WorldTeam, for the 2022 season. However, the team folded at the end of 2021, leaving him without a contract. He ended up joining until the end of March, before being signed by UCI ProTeam  in April. This season, he notably won the elite road race at the African road championships. He ended the season at the Giro di Lombardia, which was both the first UCI WorldTour race and Monument that he had competed in.

For the 2023 season, Henok continued to ride for. He started the season at the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo in January, earning two top three stage finishes. The following month, he defended his title of African champion and won a silver medal in the time trial followed by two stage wins and the overall victory at the Tour du Rwanda. In May, he competed in his first Grand Tour: the Giro d'Italia, where he was given the combativity award on stage 7 after being a part of the breakway for most of the stage. He ultimately finished the race 87th overall. The next month, he placed third in the Giro dell'Appennino one-day race. In July, he won a stage and the overall classification at the Tour of Qinghai Lake, an eight-day stage race on the UCI ProSeries calendar. He was selected to compete in the road race at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships, but did not finish the race.

In August 2023, it was announced he would join UCI WorldTeam in 2024 on a two-year contract.

Major results

 * 2018
 * 1st MaillotEritrea2.jpg Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
 * Tour de l'Espoir
 * 1st Mountains classification
 * 1st Stage 4
 * Africa Cup
 * 1st Team time trial
 * 4th Time trial
 * 6th Road race
 * 2nd Silver medal africa.svg Road race, African Under-23 Road Championships
 * 4th Road race, National Road Championships
 * 7th Road race, African Road Championships


 * 2019
 * 1st African championship jersey 2019.svg Road race, African Under-23 Road Championships
 * 2nd Tour de Berne
 * 5th Road race, African Road Championships
 * 10th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo


 * 2020
 * 5th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
 * 7th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
 * 9th Overall Tour du Rwanda


 * 2021
 * 2nd Giro del Medio Brenta
 * 6th Giro dell'Appennino
 * 7th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
 * 9th Trofeo Piva
 * 9th Giro del Belvedere


 * 2022 (1 pro win)
 * African Road Championships
 * 1st African championship jersey 2019.svg Road race
 * 1st Gold medal africa.svg Team time trial
 * 2nd Silver medal africa.svg Time trial
 * 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 5th Overall Tour du Rwanda
 * 6th Overall Tour of Antalya


 * 2023 (6)
 * African Road Championships
 * 1st African championship jersey 2019.svg Road race
 * 2nd Silver medal africa.svg Team time trial
 * 3rd Bronze medal africa.svg Time trial
 * 1st Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stage 7
 * 1st Overall Tour du Rwanda
 * 1st Stages 3 & 8
 * 3rd Giro dell'Appennino
 * Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stage 7 Giro d'Italia


 * 2024
 * 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 4th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
 * 1st Points classification