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Biniam Girmay becomes the first Black African to win a stage of Tour de France

Eritrea's Biniam Girmay won stage three. © Anne-Christine Poujoulat, AFP

The Eritrean Biniam Girmay won the third stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Monday as the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz took the leader's yellow jersey from Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar. 

Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay became the first Black African rider to win a Tour de France stage Monday when he sprinted to victory in the mostly flat third leg.

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