Biniam Girmay would like to have Tadej Pogacar as teammate: "He could certainly be an excellent lead-out for me"
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Biniam Girmay and Gent Wevelgem - a combination that changed the cycling world back in 2022. Now two years later, the Eritrean once again is not seen as top favourite for the classic, however the opponents will certainly keep an eye on him this time. Ahead of the race, Girmay gave an unordinary interview to Het Nieuwsblad, answering a series of alternative questions.
For example, he was asked which rider he would most like to have by his side. "Pogacar, for sure. I love him as a person and with him we will be number one. A guy with style, everyone wants him as a teammate. Very friendly too, we talk sometimes. He is not a sprinter and therefore not a competitor, but he could certainly be an excellent lead-out for me," the Intermarché - Wanty sprinter speaks highly of his Slovenian colleague.
In the interview it also becomes clear that Girmay is not at all susceptible to star allure. He certainly doesn't dream about expensive cars and other fancy gadgets. "I really don't care. Toyota, Lamborghini, Bugatti, it could be stolen from me. As long as I can drive it from point A to point B. I have a Toyota in Eritrea and I really don't want to trade it in unless they have to give me one as a gift. I really can't spend money on a car."
"I prefer to use that to enjoy life. To have a nice meal with my wife or with my family on holiday," he says with gratitude. "I do have idols, but I definitely wouldn't want to trade places with anyone. I don't want anyone else's life. I'm doing pretty well and I'm happy with what I can do. No, definitely. I really don't want to change."
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- And your point is what exactly?vappaxbipmv22-12-2024
- MVDP dominates this sport even more than Pogaçar dominates road racing. Also he can beat Tadej on the road quite regularly, the opposite is unlikely.Mistermaumau22-12-2024
- If you listen to team radios you'll hear each DS telling their riders to ride faster, fight their way to the front, and all occupy the same 8 places.Sweep22-12-2024
- You're talking about a sport where equipment and clothing is measured in grams.Sweep22-12-2024
- “During a TT, I am basically blind”. That was his quote after crashing into the barriers in a TT. The problem isn’t the UCI, radios or air bags. The problem is the riders and their teams.JoeyB22-12-2024
- I think you overestimate scientific knowledge and for sure the spreading of it. There are huge numbers of people in similar situations, if there were an easy solution somebody would be making big money out of it. Nerve pain can have many complex origins or be due to complex combinations of reasons. Even if you discover a reason there is not always a solution. Migraines haven’t been solved either. I have had lower back/hip nerve pains on and off for over 30 years, no kind of doctor has ever found a way to reduce, prevent or solve the problem. It may just be that some people are born with nerves that are too short or get twisted out of position during certain movements.Mistermaumau22-12-2024
- Amazing ride by her and very promising for her future. On a side note, it’s a bit worrying all these wins riders have after emotional moments in their lives, someone will come up with emotional doping at some point. Maybe give them fake news just before a big race to get hormones pumping.Mistermaumau22-12-2024
- I doubt he will have the energy to do that if he continues to do leadout for Phillipsenabstractengineer22-12-2024
- I know several people who’ve tried contacting sport airbag manufacturers and none of them ever got a reply. Might be hard to organise anything with such attitudes.Mistermaumau22-12-2024
- It's the BBC. Who cares outside of little Britain.leodis22-12-2024