Biniam Girmay becomes first black African to win a Grand Tour stage

Biniam Girmay made history with his victory on stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia (Gian Mattia D’Alberto/AP)

Biniam Girmay became the first black African to win a stage of a Grand Tour with victory in the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday but his race could now be over after an accident during his podium celebration.

Girmay, 22, had already made history this season with his victory at Gent-Wevelgem in March making him the first African to win a Belgian cobbled classic, and out-sprinted Mathieu van der Poel on stage 10 of the Giro in Jesi to add another landmark moment for the sport.