Biniam Girmay celebrates second victory on stage eight of Tour de France

Biniam Girmay celebrates second victory on stage eight of Tour de France

Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay took his second stage win of the Tour de France in Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises. Pic: Jerome Delay/AP)

Biniam Girmay took his second victory on stage eight of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey.

The rolling 183.4km stage to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises – the former home and final resting place of Charles de Gaulle – looked tailor-made for a breakaway but instead came down to a reduced sprint on a riding gradient up to the finish line.

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