Prosecco corks axed from podium celebrations after Biniam Girmay’s freak eye injury at Giro d’Italia
Giro d’Italia organisers removed the corks from Prosecco bottles prior to the podium celebrations on Wednesday after Biniam Girmay took one to the face after his historic win a day earlier. Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux) was taken to hospital after being struck in his left eye – just minutes after becoming the first Black African to win a stage at a Grand Tour. Ad/> The 21-year-old withdrew from the race on Wednesday morning, saying he needed “some rest to give more power to the eye”.


