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2023 Gent–Wevelgem (women's Race)
The 2023 Gent–Wevelgem In Flanders Fields was a Belgian road cycling one-day race that took place on 26 March 2023. It was the 12th edition of Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ... and the 9th event of the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour. Swiss rider Marlen Reusser of SD Worx won the race by nearly three minutes after a solo Breakaway (cycling), breakaway. Megan Jastrab of Team DSM (women's team), Team DSM won the bunch sprint for 2nd place, followed by Maike van der Duin of Le Col–Wahoo, Lifeplus Wahoo. Teams All fourteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and ten UCI Women's Continental Teams took part in the race. Prior to the event, some riders in the Zaaf Cycling Team not to start the race in protest, due to unpaid wages by their team. UCI Women's WorldTea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biniam Girmay
Biniam Girmay Hailu (born 2 April 2000) is an Eritrean professional road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . At the 2024 Tour de France, Biniam won the Green Jersey becoming the first African to win any jersey at the Tour. At the same Tour, he made history by becoming the first black African rider to win a Tour de France stage – he won stages 3, 8, and 12. At the 2022 Giro d'Italia, he became the first black African cyclist to win a Grand Tour stage after winning stage 10 in a reduced bunch sprint. Career Early life and career Biniam comes from a cycling family, having watched the Tour de France with his carpenter father on television each year; both his brother and his cousin, Meron Teshome, are also professional cyclists. At 12 years old, Biniam won his first mountain bike competition, and in his teens he was selected to represent Eritrea as a junior in the African Championships, where he attracted the attention of a UCI scout, who invited him to train at the Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
