Biniam Girmay discussion thread

[Izzyeviel]

Nice to see he's getting some real world success. He's on PCM '19 & he's always there doing well.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

What a hero! Long time since I've been so happy for a rider winning a race. Major stuff. Hopefully he does Flanders as well. In fact, he should drop the Giro and do a full spring campaign with the form he's in.

 

[Volderke]

Hopefully Wanty changes that now.

hopefully not. He hasn't seen his wife and family for the last 3 months. Wanty gave him a programme and they agreed he could go back home around this time.
You don't keep a 21-year old any longer for yet another race, after he already delivered enough for the whole year. Keeping him here, based on his good performances, would actually be an incentive for him NOT to perform.

 

[sir fly]

Honestly, you kinda have to send him to the RVV after today, at least as a learning experience.
He needs a nickname, going with the Italian random animal plus hometown I like the sound of the lion of Asmara.

The Black Pearl?

 

[steffr222]

Honestly, you kinda have to send him to the RVV after today, at least as a learning experience.
He needs a nickname, going with the Italian random animal plus hometown I like the sound of the lion of Asmara.

Apparently he can‘t stay longer anyway because of his visa, I just read. That makes sense then. But well, he has more than enough time to win Ronde the coming years

@Volderke good point yeah

 

[hayneplane]

Very strong and also mature ride. Positioning was good to waste as little excess energy as possible and was always fairly near the front. Exciting talent for stages in any race and most one day races on the calendar.

 

[Mayomaniac]

hopefully not. He hasn't seen his wife and family for the last 3 months. Wanty gave him a programme and they agreed he could go back home around this time.
You don't keep a 21-year old any longer for yet another race, after he already delivered enough for the whole year. Keeping him here, based on his good performances, would actually be an incentive for him NOT to perform.

Yeah, I can totally see why he wants to see his family again.

 

[Big Doopie]

superb!

just superb.

 

[ij74]

His riding style reminds me young Sagan from Liquigas era so much.

 

[Lequack]

He has arrived!

 

[Lequack]

Now we just have to wait for @BlueRoads to come back and tell us "I wold you so!"

 

[KZD]

Yet another impressive performance from Girmay, I can totally see him winning a monument in a couple of years

After today's historic day for him and African cycling as a whole, I am ever more convinced that he will eventually win RVV.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

One still cannot know how Girmay will perform in the 250+ kms Classics (San Remo was 300, OK, but is less selective).

What he showed until now, in a relatively short period of time, let‘s me hope that soon or one day, he could go for podiums in the big Classics.

A dark-skinned rider from Eritrea, who takes 5th place in E3 Harelbeke, aged 21, that is certainly something we never saw before. He is the one and only.

Thousands of young Benelux and French cyclists would „cut a finger off“ to one day ride Harelbeke and finish in 5th place…

I hope Girmay stays healthy and injury free. Then, he could achieve nice results within the next years. He‘s good, and probably will get even better. He‘ll need some luck, which we all do.

He doesn‘t even need to be the next WVA or MVDP. Hayman won Roubaix, and Pereiro won the Tour. There are always editions of races when the unexpected happens.

To be cautious, he now - since Friday - can at least dream of winning Harelbeke one day…

I just had to wait ca. four hours, then it already came true.

Absolutely incredible!!!

 

[RedheadDane]

Now we just have to wait for @BlueRoads to come back and tell us "I wold you so!"

What did she "well us"?

 

[jmdirt]

Great race young man! Congrats!

 

[Mayomaniac]

He's pretty good on punchy climbs, he was already 2nd in the 2020 Trofeo Laigueglia. He also finished 5th on the final mountain stage of the Tour de l'Avenir as a first year u23 rider.

 

[jmdirt]

Honestly, you kinda have to send him to the RVV after today, at least as a learning experience.
He needs a nickname, going with the Italian random animal plus hometown I like the sound of the lion of Asmara.

Red Sea Ibex.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

He's pretty good on punchy climbs, he was already 2nd in the 2020 Trofeo Laigueglia. He also finished 5th on the final mountain stage of the Tour de l'Avenir as a first year u23 rider.

It’s surprsing after those results he didn’t get a WT contract and had to settle for long term at Delko before they folded, which ended up being a blessing in disguise.

 

[hayneplane]

Massive result as well for the team as they get a big haul of UCI points to help their quest to remain a World Tour team.

 

[Lequack]

In the car

https://twitter.com/x/status/1508139614208507909

View: https://twitter.com/IntermarcheWG/status/1508139614208507909

Great to see the fan reactions

 

[will-10]

Bini Vidi Vici

 

[Valv.Piti]

Now we just have to wait for @BlueRoads to come back and tell us "I wold you so!"

What happened to BlueRoads?

 

[SHAD0W93]

What happened to BlueRoads?

She deleted her account after everything in Ukraine started. She made a second account but said she is taking a break from the forum. I forget what thread she posted on though.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

She deleted her account after everything in Ukraine started. She made a second account but said she is taking a break from the forum. I forget what thread she posted on though.

Ya, I’m pretty sure that was on the UAE tour thread.

 

[Bolder]

Huge win, for him and African cyclists and cycling. Incredibly cool and great strategy for a youngster. Reminds me of a certain Slovene...

Wonder which "big name" team will make him an offer that he (and Wanty) can't refuse?

In a way that would be a shame but I would not blame him for taking a bigger contract.