On the sidelines of the 2025 presentation ofIntermarché-Wanty, which took place in Albir (Alicante) in Spain, Biniam Girmaygreen jersey and winner of three stages on the last Tour de France looked back on his 2024 season and his goals this year. Biniam Girmay should participate in Milan-San Remoau Tour of Flanders and to Paris-Roubaix before returning for Tour de France in 2025.
Video – Biniam Girmay explained his choice to stay in his team
“I had offers with bigger contracts…”
“2024… In general I think it’s a good season, then the Tour makes it special. But besides that, I would like to mention that I really like winning in Grand Tours, but since I learned riding the classics, the Monuments, my passion for Cycling increased For every cyclist, winning on the Tour is… everyone knows but beyond that, I was very excited by the. done running the classics and I think I got it right done, at least at the level of 2022. In San Remo for example, I improved a lot but I fell at the last moment. I also won at the Giro, my season was not just the Tour de France.explained Biniam Girmay.
Girmay also explained his contract extension during the Tour de France. “It’s not that I extended during the Tour, I had already extended two years ago. If you look at my history and that of the team, we progress in the same way. I remember the first time I decided to stay in the team, it was for the same reasons I had offers with bigger contracts, bigger teams but when I heard the team’s objectives, its development… it really inspired me”he said.
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“My closest teammates? Hugo Page…”
Questioned with whom Biniam Girmay felt closest, the Eritrean directly mentioned Hugo Pagethe 23-year-old Frenchman. “Hugo Page, Laurenz Rex… We have been working together for two years, we are progressing together. They can really succeed and prove that they are very strong because we have already seen it. We also have Rutsch… we “We have a lot of very strong riders, I really believe in them. They can really improve and I’m not talking about one, because when we sign here, the team’s plan is to stay until 28 years old.he explains.
