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Jeremy Ford

'This is a day I will never forget' - A look back at Daniel Teklehaimanot's milestone moment at the Tour de France

Daniel Teklehaimanot.

It's been ten years since Daniel Teklehaimanot wrote his name into cycling's history books as the first Black rider to wear a special classification jersey in the 112-year history of the Tour de France. Cyclingnews looks back on this achievement on July 9 while speaking with Biniam Girmay, Doug Ryder, and others from the French Grand Tour.

On July 9, 2015, stage 6 of the Tour de France took place across a fairly flat 191.5km route from Abbeville to Le Havre. A day to get through and move on to the next.

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