In recognition of Black History Month, Sirius Cycles will be featuring cyclists of color for the month of February.

Born: November 10, 1988
Height: 6ft. 2in. (1.90m)
Hometown: Debarwa, Eritrea

Daniel Teklehaimanot Girmazion is a professional road racing cyclist from Debarwa, Eritrea. Teklehaimanot was a member of the UCI’s World Cycling Centre training program before signing for the new Australian cycling team Orica-GreenEDGE in 2012. He participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics being the first Eritrean competing in a sport other than athletics, where he finished the road race in the 73rd position. Daniel is now a rider for the South African UCI Continental team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung.

Daniel Teklehaymanot on Stage 3 of the 2012 Vuelta A España.

Eritrean Daniel Teklehaimanot competes during the 53,5 km time-trial of the 64th edition of the Dauphine Criterium cycling race run, between Villie-Morgon and Bourg-en-Bresse, southeastern France.