Phetetso Monese

Phetetso Monese
Phetetso Monese at the Lesotho Sky qualification race 2014
Personal information
Born (1984-09-22) September 22, 1984
Maputsoe, Lesotho
Team information
DisciplineMountain bike
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country, marathon
Professional team
ACE - THE SUFFERFEST - LESOTHO MTB TEAM
Major wins
Lesotho National Championships, Cross Country (2014, 2015)
Lesotho National Championships, XC Marathon (2013)
Medal record
Representing  Lesotho
Men's mountain bike racing
Lesotho Championships
2013 Cross Country Marathon
2014 Cross Country
2015 Cross Country
Lesotho Sky
2014 Lesotho Sky Overall

Phetetso Monese (born September 22, 1984 in Maputsoe, Lesotho) is a retired cross-country mountain biker who placed 21st at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[1] He was a member of the Ace - The Sufferfest - Lesotho MTB Team.[2][3]

Phetetso Monese was part of the first Basotho team to feature as part of the podium of the UCI Lesotho Sky stage race coming 2nd overall [4] and winning day 4 of the event.[5] Monese qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Olympic cyclist from Lesotho.

References

  1. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2014 results". Commonwealth Games 2014 results. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Cross Country mountain biker profile". MTB Cross Country. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Team members". ACE lesotho mtb team. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Historic win for cycling team" (PDF). Lesotho Times. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Lesotho Sky results 2014" (PDF). Lesotho Sky official site. Retrieved 9 April 2015.