Biniam Girmay celebrates breakthrough green jersey success at Tour de France

When Biniam Girmay completed the final stage of the Tour de France and his virtual victory in the green jersey of the points competition became a reality, two of his teammates, Laurenz Rex and lead-out man Mike Teunissen, were waiting for him on the line to congratulate him. 

But the impact of his green jersey victory stretched far beyond the finish of this year’s Tour.