Henok Mulubrhan

XDS Astana Team | Cyclist

Player Info

Full Name: Henok Mulubrhan

Nationality: Eritrea

Position: Cyclist

Born: 11 Nov 1999

Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)

Club Info

Team: XDS Astana Team

Sport: Cycling

About Henok Mulubrhan

Henok Mulubrhan (born 11 November 1999) is an Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team.

Career
Originally from Asmara, Henok started cycling with mountain biking. He entered his first competitions in 2014. In 2016, he represented his country at the UCI World Junior Championships in Doha. During the 2018 season, he placed in the top 10 on four stages of the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. He then won the fourth stage of the Tour de l'Espoir followed by being crowned the Eritrean national under-23 road race champion. He also won the silver medal in the road race at the African under-23 road championships. In July 2018, he joined the World Cycling Centre program based in Switzerland. The following season, he was crowned the African under-23 road race champion.

In 2020, Henok joined UCI Continental team NTT Continental Cycling Team, which acted as the development squad for UCI WorldTeam NTT Pro Cycling. With this team, he achieved top ten overall finishes in the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo and the Tour du Rwanda. He stayed with the team in 2021, and saw some success on the Italian circuit, including a second place finish at the Giro del Medio Brenta.

He was then signed to step up to the UCI WorldTeam, Team Qhubeka Assos for the 2022 season. However, the team folded at the end of 2021, leaving him without a contract. He ended up joining Bike Aid until the end of March, before being signed by UCI ProTeam Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè in April. This season, he notably won the elite road race at the African road championships. He ended the season at the Giro di Lombardia, which was both the first UCI WorldTour race and Monument that he had competed in.