Eritrean Biniam Girmay named African cyclist of the year

Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay, vice-world champion hopefuls, has been voted African cyclist of the year for the second time in a row. A distinction awarded by a jury chaired by the French Bernard Hinault. ” What he achieved in Louvain (Cworld championships, editor’s note), is a real performance, declared the five-time winner of the Tour. He really impressed me because the best of his age group were there that day. I had already seen him in Gabon on the Tropical in 2019, beating André Greipel in a sprint when he was not yet 19 years old. I have been since, because he is promised a great career. Biniam Girmay, already winner last year, joined the World Tour during the season this year with the Belgian team Intermarché-Wanty-Groupe Gobert, after starting his professional career with the Marseillais de Delko in May 2019.