Girmay completed simply forward of Fernando Gaviria and Arnaud De Lie in Turin.
Biniam Girmay has made historical past by changing into the primary Black African to win a Tour de France stage.
The Eritrean rider sprinted to glory within the third stage of the race, on Monday, crossing the road within the northern Italian metropolis of Turin.
He stated his win was “for all Africans.”
“We have to be proud now. We’re actually a part of the large races,” he added. “Now it’s our second. It’s our time.”
He’d already entered the data’ books two years in the past, when he gained a stage on the Giro d’Italia to turn out to be the primary Black African to take a victory in a Grand Tour, a time period that encompasses the three main three-week races: the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the Spanish Vuelta.
Nevertheless, Girmay’s victory was marred after getting hit within the left eye by a prosecco cork he popped open throughout the podium celebration – forcing him to desert the race.
In the meantime, Britain’s Mark Cavendish’s pursuit of a record-breaking thirty fifth stage win was postponed by a crash forward of him within the finale, and Olympic champion Richard Carapaz took the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar – making him the primary Ecuadorean to steer biking’s largest race.
39-year-old Cavendish has been tied with Eddy Merckx on 34 wins for 3 years and delay retirement to attempt once more this yr to interrupt the file.
The largely flat 231-kilometre leg from Piacenza to Turin – the longest stage of this yr’s Tour de France, offered the primary likelihood for a mass dash.
However there might be a minimum of a handful of different alternatives for sprinters after the race crosses again into France following the primary 4 phases in Italy.
