PROFILBARU.COM

Phetetso Monese
	Phetetso Monese at the Lesotho Sky qualification race 2014
Personal information
Born	September 22, 1984 (age 40); Maputsoe, Lesotho
Team information
Discipline	Mountain bike
Role	Rider
Rider type	Cross-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
Lesotho Sky

Phetetso Monese (born September 22, 1984 in Maputsoe, Lesotho) is a cross-country mountain biker who placed 21st at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.^[1] He currently races on the Ace - The Sufferfest - Lesotho MTB Team^[2] and is the highest ranked black African rider on the UCI rankings.^[3] Phetetso Monese is also 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 has qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Olympic cyclist from Lesotho.

References

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