Biniam Girmay: Eritrean becomes first African to win a one-day classic with Gent-Wevelgem victory
Biniam Girmay made history as the first African cyclist to win a one-day classic as he triumphed in the Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday.
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Eritrea's Girmay makes history as first African to win one-day cycling classic
PARIS: Biniam Girmay of Eritrea won the prestigious Gent Wevelgem on Sunday (Mar 27), becoming the first African cyclist to win a one-day classic.
Girmay becomes first Eritrean to win World Tour race
Biniam Girmay became the first rider from Eritrea to win a cycling World Tour (elite) race when he prevailed in the Ghent-Wevelgem classic on Sunday.
Biniam Girmay of Eritrea wins Gent-Wevelgem for Intermarche–Wanty–Gobert Materiaux
Biniam Girmay (Intermarche–Wanty–Gobert Materiaux) produced a perfect sprint finish to continue his climb up the ranks with a historic victory at Gent-Wevelgem. The 21-year-old Eritrean got into a four-man breakaway inside the final 25kms and he was able to get the better of Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma), Dries van Gestel (TotalEnergies) and Jasper Stuyven (Trek–Segafredo). Ad/> Jumbo-Visma were strong favourites to take race — with Wout van Aert in the team — but Laporte was not able to finish it off at the end after being left to lead out the sprint in the final kilometre.
Cycling-Girmay becomes first Eritrean to win World Tour race
(Reuters) - Biniam Girmay became the first rider from Eritrea to win a cycling World Tour (elite) race when he prevailed in the Ghent-Wevelgem classic on Sunday.
Biniam Girmay becomes first Eritrean to win cycling World Tour race
The Intermarche-Wanty Gobert rider beat France’s Christophe Laporte (Jumbo Visma) and Belgian Dries Van Gestel (TotalEnergies) after he and three other riders attacked 24 kilometres from the finish.
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‘If it’s hard for a European rider, it’s harder for us’ - Eritrea's Biniam Girmay, knocking down walls in cycling
There has perhaps never been an African cyclist more likely to succeed than Biniam Girmay, introduced on The Cycling Show as “the boy from Asmara, the hope for an entire continent”. After clocking up some eye-catching results for ProContinental outfit, Delko, the 21-year-old signed for Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux in September last year. Just weeks later, in the under-23 World Championship road race, Girmay was making history.