![A photo of Biniam Girmay of Eritrea holding his medal as Stage 3 winner of the 111th Tour de France on July 1, 2024.](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/a-photo-of-biniam-girmay-of-eritrea-holding-his-medal-as-stage-3-winner-of-the-111th-tour-de-france-on-july-1-2024.jpg?id=52536980&width=1200&height=800&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C11)
Biniam Girmay of Eritrea and Team Intermarche - Wanty celebrates at podium as stage winner during the 111th Tour de France 2024, Stage 3 a 230.8km stage from Piacenza to Turin on July 01, 2024 in Torino, Italy.
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