Biniam Girmay displayed his best result at the Tour de France since the opening stage of last year’s race as he sprinted to third in Bordeaux.
Having placed sixth in Wednesday’s chaotic opening sprint in Pau. Bini showed his speed into the famous wine city. Third place earned him 40 points in the green jersey classification, which, combined with the 14 he picked up at the stage’s intermediate sprint, saw him move back up to second in the standings. He trails Mads Pedersen by 59 points, down from 77 after stage six.
Bordeaux is known as the sprinter’s stage (82nd appearance) and it was a day for the fast men, it all came down to a bunch sprint, where Tim Merlier was the fastest while Soren Waerenskjold and Biniam Girmay completed the day’s top three.
“It was a nice moment to try to go for a victory. I think I was in a good position, but just in the last 250 meters I got boxed in, and I just lost my speed.
When you lose the momentum, it’s not easy to find again. Once those other guys start sprinting, it’s so hard to catch them.
But I’m super happy with my feelings. I was feeling super feel good during the race and I can see now that all the sprinters are more or less at the same in the same level, so that gives me confidence. I just believe that, if I am in the right place to launch my sprint, I’m also one of the fastest.”
-Biniam Girmay
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