The history-maker from Asmara is the face of the rebuilt NSN project, signed on a three-year deal after leaving Intermarché–Wanty. After a lean 2025 he publicly blamed on his old team, Girmay has roared back with three wins in the first half of 2026, the latest a photo-finish defeat of Tim Merlier at the Baloise Belgium Tour. Two years after his green-jersey Tour, the whole team has been built around delivering him to the line again.
Palmarès
- Gent–Wevelgem winner (2022) – first African winner of a major classic
- Giro d'Italia stage 10 winner (2022) – first Black African Grand Tour stage winner
- Tour de France: 3 stage wins + green jersey (2024)
- Clásica de Almería winner (2026)
- Stage + points classification, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2026)
- Stage 1, Baloise Belgium Tour (2026)
Cut-out factAfter his historic 2022 Giro stage win he popped the podium prosecco cork straight into his own eye and had to abandon the race the next day.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Lewis Askey, George Bennett, Marco Frigo, Matis Louvel, Krists Neilands, Jake Stewart, Tom Van Asbroeck — see the full NSN Cycling team page.
Portrait: AI paper-collage render (gpt-image-2) after a reference photograph — source: Wikimedia Commons, author: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, license: CC BY-SA 4.0.
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