Grmia’s salary set to triple after his Gent-Wevelgem victory

Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert ready to pay Eritrean close to €1 million

Beniam Grmia will get a new contract when he returns to Europe from Eritrea after his break from racing. News media are reporting about a new contract with the Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert team that will triple his current salary which at the moment is €300,000 and place him at the centre of the team’s Classics squad.Girmay is under contract until 2024. The Belgian team saw his potential last year and signed him from the struggling Delko team. However, his victory at Gent-Wevelgem and his huge potential in sprints and the Classics mean even team manager Jean-Francois Bourlart is ready to triple his wages and extending his contract with backing from the European supermarket chain.