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Dan Challis

Ethnic diversity in pro cycling - Why is 95% of the WorldTour White?

Picture by Alex BroadwaySWpixcom 02052019 Cycling 2019 Tour de Yorkshire Stage 1 Doncaster Selby Nicholas Dlamini of Team Dimension Data leads the Peloton at Boothferry Bridge which spans the Rover Ouse.

It's the first day of July 2024 in the historic Italian city of Turin. The air is thick with the significance of the moment as an Eritrean cyclist stands on the top step of the podium. 

After roaring to victory on stage three of the 2024 Tour de France, Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) stands alone as the first Black rider to win a stage in the great race's 121-year history, but also, in juxtaposition, as the only Black rider in the race. 

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