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When Biniam Girmay became the first Black African to win a road cycling men's Grand Tour stage at the 2022 Giro d'Italia, his Eritrean compatriots celebrated.
One in particular more so than others: Daniel Teklehaimanot, the first athlete from the Horn of Africa nation to compete at the Olympics in

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Eritrean cycling pioneer Daniel Teklehaimanot: "Can't believe" Biniam Girmay's success and what it means for Africa

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“African riders have something exciting. A new flavour, a new style, a new hope in cycling.”
Those were the words of Alec Lenferna of the KZN Cycling Development Camp in South Africa when interviewed for Olympics.com series “African Cycling Revolution” back in 2017.
The years since have proved him right.

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Biniam Ghirmay Hailu - CREDIT: PHOTONEWS

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Eritrean cycling pioneer Daniel Teklehaimanot: "Can't believe" Biniam Girmay's success and what it means for Africa

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