# Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier

Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Egerzeigzaarhka (born 17 August 1994) is an Ethiopian-born Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.

## Career

Ghebreigzabhier started cycling at the age of 14, first with mountain biking. His first major success was winning the Eritrean national road race championships in 2014 while riding for a club team. In 2016, he joined Dimension Data for Qhubeka, the development team of UCI WorldTeam Team Dimension Data, and was selected to join the WorldTeam as a stagiaire in 2016 and 2017. He joined the team full time the following year, and competed in his first Grand Tour: the 2018 Vuelta a España where he finished 7th on stage 17 and 34th overall. That season, he also won the African road race championship. In 2019, he competed in his first Giro d'Italia and was crowned the national time trial champion.
After NTT Pro Cycling folded at the end of the 2020 season, he was signed by Trek–Segafredo with an initial contract lasting through 2022. In March 2022, he fell heavily during the last stage of the Volta a Catalunya. Hospitalized, he suffered serious contusions to the chest and abdomen, injuries to several organs and broken ribs and vertebrae.
Ghebreigzabhier had a strong spring in 2023, finishing second in the GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano before competing in the Giro d'Italia in May. At the Giro, he placed 6th on stage 4 and was presented the combativity award for the day. However, he ultimately abandoned the race after stage 15. In August, he competed in the Vuelta a España, attaining a 4th place finish on stage 9.
While getting a contract for the 2024 season was initially uncertain, Ghebreigzabhier renewed his contract with Lidl–Trek. He had a strong performance in the Giro, doing important domestique work for Jonathan Milan's successful campaign for the points jersey, as well as making attempts in the breakaway. After his performance in the Giro, his contract was extended through the 2026 season.

## Major results

Source:

### 2014 (1 pro win)

    National Road Championships
       1st Road race
       1st Under-23 road race
       4th Time trial
    1st Overall Tour de Blida
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stage 3
    1st Stage 4 Tour de Constantine
    4th Circuit d'Alger
    6th Overall Tour d'Algérie
       1st Young rider classification

### 2015

    National Road Championships
       1st Under-23 road race
       3rd Road race
    1st Overall Tour de Constantine
       1st Young rider classification
    1st Mountains classification, Tour du Rwanda
    3rd Grand Prix d'Oran
    5th Overall Tour International de Sétif
    8th Overall Tour de Blida
    9th Circuit d'Alger

### 2016

    African Road Championships
       1st Team time trial
       5th Road race
       7th Time trial
    3rd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
    National Road Championships
       5th Road race
       5th Time trial
    5th Overall Tour du Rwanda

### 2017

    1st Team time trial, African Road Championships
    2nd Coppa della Pace
    2nd Giro del Medio Brenta
    6th Overall Tour de Hongrie
       1st Mountains classification
    7th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
    9th Overall Arctic Race of Norway

### 2018 (1)

    African Road Championships
       1st Road race
       1st Team time trial
    2nd Road race, National Road Championships
    4th Overall Tour de Langkawi

### 2019 (1)

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    6th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
    8th Overall Tour of Austria

### 2021

    5th Road race, National Road Championships
    9th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

### 2022

    3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
    6th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var

### 2023 (1)

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
    Combativity award Stage 4 Giro d'Italia

### 2024 (1)

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    Combativity award Stage 1 Giro d'Italia

### 2025

    1st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | 45 | 54 | 63 | — | DNF | 63 |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Vuelta a España | 37 | DNF | — | — | — | 82 | |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| IP | In progress |
| DNF | Did not finish |