Tour de France 2023: Smiling Girmay can be 'symbol' for Africa
"I think he's opening a lot of people's eyes," Maude le Roux, 26, told the BBC. The South African along with Ethiopian, Selam Amha Gerefiel, is part of the UCI's World Cycling Centre team in Aigle, Switzerland, where Girmay first rode in Europe.
"Just the fact that he was on this team, obviously now we have a woman's team, but that he was in the centre - I think I speak for me and Salaam saying that gives us hope for the future that we can make it and we're here for a reason." "Cycling is Eritrea's number one sport," Henry continued. "They have the same potential as Kenyans who are champions in athletics.
"He was a junior in 2018 when he came here for the first time," Henry said. "We had him in July, August and September, to prepare for the World Championship in Innsbruck. It was too cold for him. It was 4 July - it was warm - but it was too cold for him. "He didn't like the cobblestones," said Henry. "He always told us: 'I don't like that. I don't want to race on cobblestones.' Now he can win those races in the world tour.
Henry still keeps a close eye on his protege, who he says is a "special rider and sprinter" but is "not a pure climber, he will not be so efficient in big mountains".
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