Batmönkhiin Maral-Erdene

Batmönkhiin Maral-Erdene (; born 15 October 1994) is a Mongolian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team . Since 2022, he rides for a Japanese team .

Career

Early life

Maral-Erdene was born in 1994 in the province of Khövsgöl in Mongolia. His grandfather is a cycling coach who organizes cycling competitions in the province. Maral-Erdene's grandfather encourages his children and grandchildren to develop cycling in their home province which led to Maral-Erdene taking up the sport in 2007.

Professional career

Maral-Erdene started his professional cycling career with teams in China before moving to the Malaysia-based in 2016 which joins more UCI-sanctioned competition. From March 2016, Mongolian cycling-figure Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh serves as his coach whom he idolized since childhood.

Major results

2011

2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

2014

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

8th Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships

2015

National Road Championships

4th Time trial

5th Road race

2016

Asian Under-23 Road Championships

1st Time trial

10th Road race

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

5th Road race

1st Mountains classification, Tour of China I

2nd Road race, World University Cycling Championship

3rd Overall Tour de Filipinas

2017

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

2nd Road race

1st Stage 2 Tour de Tochigi

5th Overall Tour of Xingtai

6th Time trial, Asian Road Championships

2018

National Road Championships

1st Road race

1st Time trial

Asian Road Championships

4th Team time trial

6th Time trial

6th Overall Tour of Quanzhou Bay

2019

1st Stage 4 Tour of Thailand

1st Stage 1 Tour de Ijen

2nd Oita Urban Classic

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

Asian Road Championships

4th Team time trial

6th Time trial

2022

National Road Championships

1st Road race

3rd Time trial

2nd Team time trial, Asian Road Championships

2023

7th Overall Tour de Kumano

1st Stage 2 Tour of Poyang Lake

References

External links

Mongolian male cyclists

Living people

1994 births

People from Khövsgöl Province

Cyclists at the 2018 Asian Games

Cyclists at the 2022 Asian Games

Asian Games competitors for Mongolia

21st-century Mongolian people