Mark Cavendish unable to break record for stage winsRichard Carapaz takes yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar
On a day of firsts, the Eritrean sprinter Biniam Girmay became the first black African rider to win a stage in the Tour de France, while Richard Carapaz became the first Ecuadorian to wear the race leader’s yellow jersey.
Girmay won stage three of the 2024 Tour in Turin after a crash in the peloton, three kilometres from the finish, dashed Mark Cavendish’s hopes of becoming the Tour’s record-breaking stage winner for yet another day.
