Biniam Girmay drove himself into the history books on Sunday in Gent-Wevelgem. Hilaire Van der Schueren thoroughly enjoyed it.
The champagne was brought out at Intermarché, while it was not even the intention that Girmay would drive Gent-Wevelgem at first.
“Normally Bini would drive La Roue Tourangelle in France, but after E3 we had no choice but to have him start in Gent-Wevelgem as well,” Van der Schueren told Het Nieuwsblad. “We mainly wanted to give him the opportunity to gain experience and who knows to ride a prize, but this…”
There is hardly any communication with the quiet Girmay. “During the match he came to ask for a rice cake and he took a second one. Nice, hey: that’s about all he said.”
Despite the success, he will not ride the Tour of Flanders on Sunday. “He has to go to his family, whom he hasn’t seen since January 3. He needs that. When he returns, we will prepare him for Frankfurt and the Giro.”
