"Gent-Wevelgem is the race that transformed our team" says Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux boss about Girmay's victory

Jean-François Bourlart the boss of the Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux team who had a very successful 2022 season said in a statement reported by his team that "Keeping our World Tour license for the next three seasons was our top priority in 2022."

In order to achieve this goal, the team focused on having a strong early part of the season to begin well and reach the goal has soon as possible, "We worked extremely hard with management behind the scenes to carefully design our planning and strategy for 2022. Achieving great results early in the season was part of the Performance team's strategy led by Aike Visbeek to keep the pressure on our riders", he said.

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One of the key moments for this successful season , according to Boulart was the historic victory that Girmay got at Gent-Wevelgem.

"Gent-Wevelgem is the race that transformed our team. Exactly six years after the unforgettable death of Antoine Demoitié on 27 March 2016, our young rider, Biniam Girmay, caused a big sensation in the development of our team" said the team boss.

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This victory not only raised the team into another level but also Biniam Girmay, the young talented Eritrean prospect made history not only in Africa but in all Cycling World. Becoming really fast one of the most interesting riders in the peloton.

"Biniam Girmay, caused a big sensation in the development of our team. Suddenly it went very fast for and with Girmay, who became the new sensation in cycling. For our team, Gent-Wevelgem will always be the race of all emotions" added the team leader about this victory.

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