Biniam Ghirmay

Biniam Ghirmay Hailu (born 2 April 2000) is an Eritrean road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux.[2][3]

Biniam Ghirmay
Personal information
Full nameBiniam Ghirmay Hailu
Born (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000
Asmara, Eritrea
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamIntermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2018–2019World Cycling Centre
Professional teams
2020–05.2021Nippo–Delko–One Provence[1]
08.2021–Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux[2]

Career

After discovering cycling through his cousin Meron Teshome, Hailu joined the World Cycling Centre in 2018 for his second junior year.[4] That year, he became a triple junior cycling champion of Africa, winning the road race, time trial and team time trial. He also won the first stage of Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot, beating out favorite Remco Evenepoel.[5]

In 2019, with the Eritrea national team, he won the third stage in a sprint of the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, his first professional victory.[6] This made Hailu the first cyclist born in the 2000s to win a professional race. His success continued, winning stage 5 of the Tour of Rwanda in a sprint against experienced riders, including Joseph Areruya and Daniel Turek who finished 2nd and 3rd.[7]

After he was let go by Delko earlier in the year, Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux announced his signing on 6 August 2021.[3] He made his debut for his new team days later at the 2021 Tour de Pologne.[8]

On 24 September 2021 he placed 2nd in the under-23 road race at the UCI Road World Championships, becoming the first black African rider to achieve a podium finish in the history of the UCI Road World Championships.

Major results
2018
African Junior Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Team time trial
2nd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
3rd Overall Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot
1st Stage 1
3rd Trofeo Comune di Vertova
4th Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
2019
1st Stage 3 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Stage 5 Tour du Rwanda
2020
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Points classification
1st Stages 3 & 6
2nd Trofeo Laigueglia
2nd Tour du Doubs
4th Giro della Toscana
2021
1st Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
2nd Road race, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
2nd Tour du Doubs
5th Gran Piemonte
5th Route Adélie
6th La Roue Tourangelle
7th Royal Bernard Drôme Classic
7th Druivenkoers Overijse
7th Tour du Jura
9th Trofeo Laigueglia

References
  1. "Nippo Delko Provence". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. "Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. "Girmay Hailu joins the team with immediate effect". Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. "Biniam Hailu, le vélo en famille". DirectVelo.com. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. "Cyclisme: un surprenant Erythréen bat Evenepoel à Aubel" [Cycling: a surprising Eritrean beats Evenepoel in Aubel]. LaProvince (in French). 8 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. Floyd, Tom (23 January 2019). "Tropicale Amissa Bongo étape 3: le tout jeune Biniyam Ghirmay s'offre une grande première" [Tropical Amissa Bongo Stage 3: The very young Biniyam Ghirmay gets a great first] (in French). Cyclismepro.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  7. Berhanu, Markos (2 March 2019). "Eritrean Biniam Girmay takes Stage five as Kudus retains the yellow jersey". Ethiosports.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. "Debut for Ghirmay Hailu". Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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