Eritrean Biniam Girmay becomes the first African to win Ghent-Wevelgem
Published on : 27/03/2022 – 18:22 Biniam Girmay becomes at 21 the first African rider to win, on Sunday, Ghent-Wevelgem, a Flemish cycling classic. The Eritrean beat Frenchman Christophe Laporte in the final sprint. A historic victory for Biniam Girmay: the Eritrean enters the history of cycling by winning, Sunday March 27, Ghent-Wevelgem. This is […]
Biniam Girmay triumphs in Ghent-Wevelgem as a pioneer of the new world of cycling – Liberation
The Eritrean runner, 21, has won the prestigious Flemish race and becomes the first black African to win a classic. He sprinted ahead of Frenchman Christophe Laporte. It was long believed that the first great success of a black African rider in the elite of world cycling would be a climber. The Eritreans Daniel Teklehaimanot […]
Role model for all of Africa (nd-aktuell.de)
Ahead – and first to the finish: Biniam Girmay (l.) won the classic Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday. Photo: imago images/Belgian It could be loud this Tuesday in Eritrea’s capital Asmara. Then Biniam Girmay returns to his homeland from Europe. In fact, he should have been there a long time ago. »Three months in Europe is long. […]