Biniam Girmay confirms his Giro d’Italia is over after eye injury
Biniam Girmay pulled out of the Giro d’Italia before the start of Wednesday’s stage 11 after injuring his eye while celebrating his historic win on Tuesday.
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Popped cork forces stage winner Girmay to abandon Giro
Hours after becoming the first Black African rider to win a Grand Tour stage, Eritrea's Biniam Girmay has been forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia after suffering an eye injury during the podium celebrations.
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Mathieu Van der Poel’s magnificent gesture enhances significance of Biniam Girmay’s historic Giro d'Italia stage win
The advent of Eritrea’s first ever Giro d’Italia stage winner was far from a box-ticking exercise. Biniam Girmay didn’t just win a routine bunch sprint or kick clear from a reduced field on terrain that suited his strengths. Nor was he gifted the historic win – the first for a Black African rider in cycling’s Grand Tours – or triumph because others had gone home or thrown in the towel.
'I'm in awe' - Biniam Girmay lauded after seeing off Mathieu van der Poel in historic win at Giro d'Italia
Biniam Girmay is the newest star of cycling after his historic win at the Giro d’Italia, with Robbie McEwen saying he is “in awe” of the Eritrean on The Breakaway. Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux) hinted at his potential with a fine win at Gent-Wevelgem in March and a string of top-five finishes at the Giro, before producing the biggest performance of his career on Tuesday. Ad/> The 21-year-old was forced to fight through the pack in the closing kilometres on Stage 10 after briefly going the wrong way on a descent – but his superb Intermarche team delivered him back to the front.
Girmay becomes first black African to win a Grand Tour stage
Biniam Girmay became the first black African to win a stage of a Grand Tour with victory in the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday.
Eritrean Biniam Girmay creates cycling history with Giro d'Italia stage win
Biniam Girmay created history on Tuesday by clinching stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday.