Guilme wins Tour de France stage for second time; Pogacar continues to lead

2024-07-06 16:48:02

COLOMBIE DOUBLE EGLISE, France (AP) — Eritrean Biniam Girmay won the sprint on the second stage of the Tour de France on Saturday.

Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar retains the yellow jersey.

Guilme became the first black cyclist to win a Tour de France stage this week, setting a perfect pace at the end of the long road to stage eight.

The false flat finish suited his style and he took advantage of it, beating Jasper Philipson and Arnold de Li and extending his lead in the best sprinter rankings.

The stage ends at the Double Church of Colombelet, the home and remains of the late President Charles de Gaulle.

There are no relevant changes to the overall classification. Pogacar leads Remco Evenepoel by 33 seconds, with two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard still 1 minute 15 seconds behind in third.

There are no significant changes to the overall classification. Pogacar held a 33-second lead over Remco Evenepoel, with two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard in third, 1 minute 15 seconds behind.

Sunday will be a tough stage, with the riders covering 200 kilometers of dirt and gravel roads near Troyes. There will be 14 so-called white roads, 6 of which are at the end of the stage.

Guilme also made history in Italy two years ago, winning a stage of the Giro d’Italia and becoming the first black African to win the Tour de France. But Guilme’s victory at the Giro was overshadowed when he was hit in the eye by a cork from an open bottle while celebrating on the podium and had to be taken to hospital, forcing him to abandon the race.

Also in 2022, Guilme became the first rider from a sub-Saharan country to win the one-day classic in Ghent-Wevelgem.

Only cyclists from the African country of South Africa have won a stage in the Tour de France: Robert Hunter (2007) and Daryl Impey (2019). Four-time Tour winner Chris Froome was born and raised in Kenya but competes for Great Britain.

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