It’s a proud moment in sports for Africans.
Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay (@biniam_girmaye_hailu_ on IG and @GrmayeBiniam on X) became the first Black African to win a stage of the Tour de France on 1 July in Turin, Italy. And, as you’ll see, he was pretty emotional.
But why has it taken so long for Africans to excel in international cycling? Prejudice and colonial history have played their part. Here’s our quick tour of the bumpy road African cyclists have endured.
P.S.: Africans have debated who might be the first among us to win a Tour de France stage. It boils down to two possibilities. Some say it should go to Algerian-born French citizen Marcel Molines, who won a stage in 1950 representing a colony then called ‘French North Africa.’ Others give the accolade to white South African Robert Hunter, who claimed a victory in 2007.
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Why don’t you produce your own bicycles? Why not host a Tour of Africa with African media reporting? It’s really no rocket science… just so weird to complain about this 😅
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