 The third stage in this year's Tour de France took place in Italy today and produced a result that the winner said was for all Africans. The longest stage in this year's Tour de France produced history when Biniyam Ermai of Eritrea became the first black rider to ever win a stage of cycling's most famous race. His 144-mile triumph was not his first in a major stage race, but it's sweeter than when he won a stage at the Tour of Italy two years ago.