Yakob Debesay

Yakob Debesay (born 28 June 1999) is a former Eritrean road cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Delko.^[4]

Yakob Debesay

Personal information
Full name	Yakob Debesay
Born	(1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 (age 26) Asmara, Eritrea
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2019	Eritel
2019	Groupama–FDJ Continental Team (stagiaire)[1]
Professional teams
2020	Groupama–FDJ Continental Team[2]
2021	Delko[3]

Personal life

Debesay comes from a cycling family; his brothers Ferekalsi Debesay and Mekseb Debesay, as well as his sister Mossana Debesai are also cyclists.

Major results

2017

1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

2018

4th Overall Tour of Fuzhou

2019 (1 pro win)

1st Overall Tour de l'Espoir

1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 3

7th Overall Tour du Rwanda

1st Mountains classification

1st Young rider classification

1st Stage 7

2020

3rd Piccolo Giro di Lombardia