Le Tour de France concluded this week with a dominant victory by a two-time, now three-time General Classification (e.g. Yellow Jersey) Champion. But our Blog noted another amazing performance in the Points Classification (e.g. Green Jersey). Biniam Girmay made his initial statement that he was the Sprinter to beat in the Third Stage of the 2024 Tour de France and never looked back. With bursts of speed that clearly eclipsed major rival Jasper Philipsen in many an intermediate and stage win, Girmay surprised by winning his first Points Championship. The Eritrean shocked the world with that Stage 3 win, then went on to win two more stages, all are the first and only for an African Cyclist in Le Tour. In addition to flat our speed, strategy frequently helped hold off his Belgian rival by a mere 33 points, very close for the Points. Staying in breakaways or at least close enough to Philipsen to nullify any intermediate point awards. Then staying safe down the stretch (he did crash once) to either win or come close to winning. Girmay at age 24 is likely to be a story for years, but for this week, is the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!
No comments:
Post a Comment