Desiet Kidane
Appearance
Desiet Kidane (10 October 2000 – 8 November 2021) was an Eritrean professional racing cyclist.[1][2] She rode for UCI Women's Continental Team.[3] She rode in the women's road race at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships.[4] Her career began in 2018. She was born in Asmara, Eritrea.
Kidane died after being hit by a car while training in Asmara on 8 November 2021, aged 21.[5][6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Desiet Kidane". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ TesfaNews (17 November 2018). "(Interview) // Desiet Kidane, Eritrea's Next Female Cycling Star". TesfaNews. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ "WCC Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ↑ "86th World Championships WE - Road Race (WC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ↑ Stokes, Shane (9 November 2021). "Promising World Cycling Centre rider Desiet Kidane dies in training crash". Cycling News. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ Dabbs, Ryan (9 November 2021). "21-year-old Eritrean professional cyclist dies after being hit by car". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2021.