Desiet Kidane
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
- ↑ Desiet Kidane. ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ TesfaNews. (Interview) // Desiet Kidane, Eritrea’s Next Female Cycling Star (in en-US). TesfaNews (17 November 2018). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ WCC Team. UCI.orgUnion Cycliste Internationale. 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. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/promising-world-cycling-centre-rider-desiet-kidane-dies-in-training-crash/. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ 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.