Date: Monday, 21 December 2020
" He won two new stages this year but also shone in very tough races in Europe ," noted Hinault. He progresses very quickly thanks to his natural puncher qualities. We will hear from him in the years to come. It's a certainty. "
ProfessionalsBiniam Girmay was elected African cyclist of the year 2020 by a jury chaired by the five-time winner of the Tour de France Bernard Hinault. The rider of the Nippo Delko One Provence training was ahead of Natnael Tesfatsion and Moïse Mugisha and success on the prize list for Daryl Impey.
The 2020 ranking
- Biniam GIRMAY (Eritrea - Nippo Delko One Provence)
2 - Natnael TESFATSION (Eritrea - NTT Continental)
3 - Moïse MUGISHA (Rwanda - Skol Adrien Cycling Academy)
4 - Henok MULUBRHAN (Eritrea - NTT Continental)
5 - Daryl IMPEY (Africa South - Mitchelton-Scott)
6 - Paul DAUMONT (Burkina Faso)
7 - Clovis KAMZONG (Cameroon - SNH)
8 - Youcef REGUIGUI (Algeria - Terengganu Cycling Team)
9 - Yakob DEBESAY (Eritrea - Groupama-FDJ Continental)
10 - Hailemichael MULU (Ethiopia - Nippo Delko One Pr
