Desiet Kidane

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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

  1. "Desiet Kidane". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. TesfaNews (17 November 2018). "(Interview) // Desiet Kidane, Eritrea's Next Female Cycling Star". TesfaNews. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. "WCC Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. "86th World Championships WE - Road Race (WC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  5. Stokes, Shane (9 November 2021). "Promising World Cycling Centre rider Desiet Kidane dies in training crash". Cycling News. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/promising-world-cycling-centre-rider-desiet-kidane-dies-in-training-crash/. Retrieved 9 November 2021. 
  6. Dabbs, Ryan (9 November 2021). "21-year-old Eritrean professional cyclist dies after being hit by car". Cycling Weekly. https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/21-year-old-eritrean-professional-cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-by-car. Retrieved 9 November 2021.