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Today, our guest, Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier, aka Pantani, is a professional cyclist from the Lidl-Trek cycling club. He was the fastest Eritrean rider in 2023, having won the Individual Time Trial (ITT) in last year’s Eritrean Cycling Championship. This cycling season, his performance in major global cycling events has been outstanding.

He was named aggressive rider on stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia, and finished with the top 10 in the mountains classification. Besides, his outstanding contribution for his teammate, Jonathan Milan, to win the points classification was applauded by cycling pundits. He is now in Eritrea to compete in the Eritrean Cycling Championship 2024, which will be held on June 13 and 15.



The following is a brief interview with Amanuel. * * * Thank you for your time. You have now fully recovered, in fact at your best condition many would agree, after suffering an injury last year in Catalonia, Spain.

This season, you have been a great asset to your team, and making headlines for yourself. How were you able to come back with such fitness? Yeah! It wasn’t easy, and it took nearly a year to heal and resume performance fully. The race was in Barcelona, and I was in a breakaway with other cyclist, and the accident happened with only two kilometers to finish.

At the time, I had several bone fractures, including three of my ribs, and my kidney had stopped working for several hours after the injury, causing me to be unable to move for two months. I stayed in a B.

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