Phetetso Monese

{{Short description|Mosotho cyclist}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Phetetso Monese

| image = Pheteso Monese LS Qualification race.JPG

| caption = Phetetso Monese at the Lesotho Sky qualification race 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|9|22}}

| birth_place = Maputsoe, Lesotho

| discipline = Mountain bike

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Cross-country, marathon

| proteam1 = ACE - THE SUFFERFEST - LESOTHO MTB TEAM

| majorwins = Lesotho National Championships, Cross Country (2014, 2015)

Lesotho National Championships, XC Marathon (2013)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{LES}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's mountain bike racing}}

{{MedalCompetition|Lesotho Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 2013|Cross Country Marathon}}

{{MedalGold | 2014|Cross Country}}

{{MedalGold | 2015|Cross Country}}

{{MedalCompetition|Lesotho Sky}}

{{MedalSilver | 2014 Lesotho Sky|Overall}}

}}

Image:Pheteso Monese LS XC track.jpg

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.{{cite web|title=Commonwealth Games 2014 results|url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/PEVU/PEVU_CMM021101.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150409130222/http://results.glasgow2014.com/PEVU/PEVU_CMM021101.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 9, 2015|website=Commonwealth Games 2014 results|accessdate=9 April 2015}} He was a member of the Ace - The Sufferfest - Lesotho MTB Team.{{cite web|title=Cross Country mountain biker profile|url=http://mtbcrosscountry.com/riders/phetetso-monese/|website=MTB Cross Country|accessdate=9 April 2015}}{{cite web|title=Team members|url=http://ace-lesotho-mtb-team.info/team-members/|website=ACE lesotho mtb team|accessdate=9 April 2015}}

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 {{cite news|title=Historic win for cycling team|url=http://lesothosky.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014_09_25_Lesotho-Times-Article-on-Stage-Win-of-Basotho-Team.pdf|accessdate=9 April 2015|agency=Lesotho Times|date=24 September 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414194030/http://lesothosky.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014_09_25_Lesotho-Times-Article-on-Stage-Win-of-Basotho-Team.pdf|archivedate=14 April 2015}} and winning day 4 of the event.{{cite web|title=Lesotho Sky results 2014|url=http://lesothosky.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Lesotho-Sky-2014-Results-6a.pdf|website=Lesotho Sky official site|accessdate=9 April 2015}} Monese qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Olympic cyclist from Lesotho.