Biniam Girmay becomes first black African to win Tour de France stage

• Mark Cavendish unable to break record for stage wins
• Richard Carapaz took yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar

The Eritrean Biniam Girmay won the third stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Monday as Mark Cavendish missed out on his first opportunity to break Eddy Merckx’s record for career stage victories.

Biniam, who became the first black African rider to win a stage on the Tour de France, timed his effort to perfection to beat the Colombian Fernando Gaviria and the Belgian Arnaud de Lie, who finished second and third respectively as the stage ended in Turin.

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