Can Girmay recreate past Tour de France glories with new team?

Can Girmay recreate past Tour de France glories with new team?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Biniam Girmay made history in 2024 as the first African rider to top the Tour de France's points classification and win the green jerseyByJeremy FordSports writer, BarcelonaPublished55 minutes agoBiniam Girmay will have a new bike, a new team and the backing of a Fifa World Cup winner as he attempts to recreate past glories at the Tour de France.It has been a relatively quiet two years since the 26-year-old's incredible performance in the 2024 race, when he made history as the first black African to win a Tour stage.The Eritrean then went on to become the first African to finish the race with the coveted green jersey, which is handed to the best sprinter.Last December, after five seasons with Belgium's Intermarche-Wanty, he signed a three-year contract with NSN Cycling - a team co-owned by former Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta, who lifted football's biggest trophy with Spain in 2010."I am super happy and super motivated to start, to go for stage wins, and chase the green jersey," Girmay told BBC Sport Africa."This has been our main goal since the beginning of this season."I have stronger team-mates and a stronger lead-out compared to last year. That is why my results are better."We have worked so hard for this event and we want to achieve what we have planned."The African Tour de France cyclist racking up historic winsAttributionNewsPublished21 July 2024With this year's Grand Depart, a 20km team time trial, taking place in scorching heat in Barcelona and then stage three going up and over the Pyrenees, the specialist sprinters are going to have a tough time almost immediately.However, having grown up in East Africa, Girmay believes the heat may play to his advantage."If you look at my best sprint performances, they were in the 2024 Tour de France, and we had two super hard and hot stages to start in I...