| Birth date | 10 October 2000 |
|---|---|
| Death date | 8 November 2021 (aged 21) |
| Death place | Asmara, Eritrea |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateuryears 1 | 2018 |
| Proyears 1 | 2019 |
| Proyears 2 | 2021 |
Desiet Kidane Teketse[1] (10 October 2000 – 8 November 2021) was an Eritrean professional racing cyclist,[2][3] who rode for UCI Women's Continental Team .[4]
As a junior, she competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and was crowned the African junior champion in both the road race and time trial.[5][6] The following year, she won the Eritrean National Time Trial Championships and rode in the women's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire, England.[7] She also won the bronze medal in the time trial at the African Road Championships that season.
She died in 2021 after being hit by a motorist while training in Asmara, Eritrea.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Desiet Kidane". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "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 28 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Eritreans celebrate their passion for two wheels in Buenos Aires". olympics.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Eritrea: Champion of African Continental Cycling Championship". shabait.com. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "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.