Personal information | |
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Born | Jenda, Nyabihu District, Rwanda | 28 August 1997
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2014–2018 | Benediction Cycling Team |
2023 | Benediction Kitei Pro 2020 |
Professional team | |
2019–2022 | Benediction–Excel Energy[1] |
Eric Manizabayo (born 28 August 1997) is a Rwandan cyclist, who last rode for Rwandan club team Benediction Kitei Pro 2020.[2] He competed in the road race at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships, and won the 2022 Rwandan National Road Race Championships.[3][4]
Manizabayo was born in the village of Jenda and dropped out of school at the age of 12 to work as a bike taxi operator. He began cycling competitively in 2015.[5]