Biniam Girmay

One-day races and Classics Biniam Girmay Hailu (born 2 April 2000) is an Eritrean professional road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.

[9] Biniam comes from a cycling family, having watched the Tour de France with his carpenter father on television each year; both his brother and his cousin, Meron Teshome, are also professional cyclists.

[10] At 12 years old, Biniam won his first mountain bike competition, and in his teens he was selected to represent Eritrea as a junior in the African Championships, where he attracted the attention of a UCI scout, who invited him to train at the World Cycling Centre in Switzerland.

His success continued, winning stage 5 of the Tour du Rwanda in a sprint against experienced riders, including Joseph Areruya and Daniel Turek who finished 2nd and 3rd.

[16] On 27 March 2022, in Gent–Wevelgem, Biniam was part of the winning breakaway, which also included Christophe Laporte, Jasper Stuyven, and Dries Van Gestel.

[22] After a lack of results in the spring, he won the second stage of the Tour de Suisse, outsprinting Arnaud Démare and Wout van Aert.

[26] A week later, he obtained his first victory of the season at the Surf Coast Classic in a bunch sprint beating Elia Viviani and Corbin Strong.

[31][32] After stage 5 of the race, Biniam took the lead in the points classification,[33] marking the first time that an African rider has worn the green jersey in the Tour.

[38][10] Two days later, he and Intermarche-Wanty announced they had signed a new contract keeping him at the team until the end of 2028, while preparing himself for the 2024's Men's road race at the Olympics.

Biniam at the 2023 Tour de France