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A photo of Biniam Girmay of Eritrea holding his green trophy as winner of the green jersey for best sprinter at the 111th Tour de France on July 21, 2024.

Winner of the green jersey for best sprinter Biniam Girmay of Eritrea and Team Intermarche - Wanty during the podium ceremony of the 111th Tour de France 2024, Stage 21 a 33.7km individual time trial from Monaco to Nice / #UCIWT / on July 21, 2024 in Nice, France.

Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images.

Who is Biniam Girmay, the Eritrean Who Made History at the Tour De France?

Everything we know about the 24-year-old Eritrean cyclist, the first Black African to be awarded the green jersey at the Tour de France and the first to win three stages.