Yakob Debesay
Personal information
Full nameYakob Debesay
Born (1999-06-28) 28 June 1999
Asmara, Eritrea
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2019Eritel
2019Groupama–FDJ Continental Team (stagiaire)[1]
Professional teams
2020Groupama–FDJ Continental Team[2]
2021Delko[3]

Yakob Debesay (born 28 June 1999) is a former Eritrean road cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Delko.[4]

Personal life

Debesay comes from a cycling family; his brothers Ferekalsi Debesay and Mekseb Debesay, as well as his sister Mossana Debesai are also cyclists.

Major results

2017
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2018
4th Overall Tour of Fuzhou
2019 (1 pro win)
1st Overall Tour de l'Espoir
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 3
7th Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Mountains classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 7
2020
3rd Piccolo Giro di Lombardia

References

  1. Gachet, Nicolas (22 July 2019). "Un stagiaire chez Groupama-FDJ Continental" [An intern with Groupama-FDJ Continental]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. "Delko". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. "Yakob Debesay, 4ème recrue pour 2021" [Yakob Debesay, fourth recruit for 2021]. Nippo–Delko–One Provence (in French). Vélo Club La Pomme Marseille. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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