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Biniam Girmay

Biniam's profile
  • Birthday: 02.04.2000
  • Nationality: Eritrea
  • Weight: 70 kg
  • Height: 184 cm
  • Team:NSN Cycling Team
SeasonWinsRace days
2026438
20250120
202410142
20234122
20228114
2021274
2020482
2019470
2018832
201700
201600

Latest results of Biniam Girmay

DateRaceClassPos.
12.04.
Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France
1.UWTDNS
05.04.
Ronde van Vlaanderen ME
1.UWT41
01.04.
Dwars door Vlaanderen - A travers la Flandre ME
1.UWT4
29.03.
In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem
1.UWT21
27.03.
E3 Saxo Classic ME
1.UWT57
21.03.
Milano-Sanremo
1.UWT108
15.03.
Paris-Nice - Stage 8
2.UWTDNS
14.03.
Paris-Nice - Stage 7
2.UWT2
13.03.
Paris-Nice - Stage 6
2.UWT49
12.03.
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
2.UWT96

Top results in the general classification

#YearRaceClassPos.
12022
Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields ME
1.UWT1
22024
Circuit Franco-Belge
1.Pro1
32026
Clasica de Almeria
1.Pro1
42018
African Continental Championships MJ - Road Race
CC1
52021
Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
1.11
62024
Surf Coast Classic
1.11
72022
Trofeo AlcĂşdia - Port d'AlcĂşdia
1.11
82024
Tour de France - Stage 12
2.UWT1
92024
Tour de France - Tour de France
2.UWT1
102022
Giro d'Italia - Stage 10
2.UWT1

Top results in time trials

#Racekm/hkmPos.
1
Volta Comunitat Valenciana Stage 2 (ITT)
51.675171
2
Lotto Famenne Ardenne Classic
43.054188.18

Teams

Next races for Biniam Girmay

DateRaceClass
07.06.
Brussels Cycling Classic
1.Pro
04.07.
Tour de France
2.UWT

Biniam Girmay: The greatest successes

  • 3 stage wins Tour de France 2024
  • Winner points classification (green jersey) Tour de France 2024
  • Winner Gent-Wevelgem 2022
  • 1 stage win Giro d'Italia 2022
  • 1 stage win Tour de Suisse 2023
  • Circuit Franco-Belge 2024
  • Trofeo Alcudia - Port d'Alcudia 2022
  • Winner Surf Coast Classic 2024
  • Winner Classic Grand Besancon Doubs 2021

The rise of Biniam Girmay

Biniam Girmay's talent flashed for the first time in 2018 when he became triple African junior champion. Girmay won the road race, the individual time trial and the team time trial. At the 2018 UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck, Girmay finished 13th in the junior road race and 15th in the time trial. At the age of just 18, Girmay finished 14th in the road race at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. The switch to the adult category brought Girmay great success: at the 2021 World Championships in Belgium, Girmay won the silver medal in the under-23 category, a first for an Eritrean who had never before won a world championship gold medal.

Victory at Gent-Wevelgem 2022

Further top placings followed in the 2022 season: Girmay won the Trofeo Alcudia as part of the Mallorca Challenge in a bunch sprint. At the E3 Saxo Bank Classic, he achieved his first top ten finish in a World Tour classic. In the end, he finished in fifth place. The exceptional talent was able to top this success shortly afterwards when he became the first ever professional cyclist from Africa to win a classic. At Gent-Wevelgem, Girmay put his rivals in their place as part of a breakaway group.

Mishap with Prosecco corks

This historic success earned Girmay cult status in his home country. The Eritrean's fame was further enhanced by a curious incident: he was the first Eritrean ever to win a stage in the 2022 Giro d'Italia. However, he was unable to compete in the 11th stage the following day as the cork from the Prosecco bottle flew into his left eye during the award ceremony. The result was a longer forced break for the African and the fact that since this accident the winner's bottles have been handed out already opened.

Green jersey at the Tour de France

After a mixed year in 2023 with two victories - stage 1 of the Tour of Valencia and stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse - Girmay really took off again in 2024. At the Tour de France, the man from Eritrea won three stages and also secured the green jersey for the best points scorer. He then extended his contract with Intermarche-Wanty Long-term until the end of 2028.