Biniam Girmay finish 2024 Tour de France with three stage victories and green jersey. The Eritrean become first Black African rider to win Tour stage and first to win one of the race classifications. Im success grow across the race; e no end with only one finish.
First victory come for stage 3 on 1 July, with sprint enter Turin. Wins for stages 8 and 12 follow. That sequence give the first breakthrough more weight: e repeatedly finish ahead of top sprinters, instead of depending on one special afternoon alone.
When Tour end on 21 July, Girmay finish points competition 33 points ahead of Jasper Philipsen. Green jersey recognise those accumulated points. The competition different from overall time classification, so winning green no mean say na im win the whole Tour overall.
Im Intermarché-Wanty teammates join the achievement. Cyclingnews report say Laurenz Rex and Mike Teunissen wait at final finish to congratulate am. Sprint success also depend on positioning and support before last acceleration, so team work remain visible behind one rider result.
Girmay grow up for Asmara watching Tour for television. By 2022, e don win stage 10 for Giro d'Italia, another Grand Tour. Those earlier experiences belong to the road wey lead to 2024 results; the Tour success no just appear without history.
For Eritrean cycling, the lasting record of that summer clear: three stage wins, completed Tour and points prize. Girmay achievement expand who people fit see succeeding at the race highest level, while giving future riders one concrete performance and career journey wey dem fit study.