Sir Mark Cavendish, The Greatest Sprinter, Comments On Biniam’s Girmay Tour De France 2024 Stage 3 Victory, “That’s just massive. Cycling is massive in Eritrea. It’s super good for him and for African cycling. He’s a legend, isn’t he?”
Sir Mark Simon Cavendish (born 21 May 1985) is a professional road racing cycling sprinter who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. He is considered one of the greatest road sprinters of all times. Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-QuickStep) took his fourth victory of the 2021 Tour de France on stage 13 in Carcassonne, securing his 34th career victory at the race and moving onto equal terms with Eddy Merckx's all-time stage win record.
Biniam Girmay Hailu is 24 years old Eritrean professional road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty. At the 2022 Giro d'Italia, he became the first black African cyclist to win a Grand Tour stage after winning stage 10 and in 2024 he won Stage 3 of the Tour de France, which made him to become the first black African cyclist to win a Tour de France stage.