Biniam Girmay made history at the Giro d'Italia before a freak eye injury forced him to retire from the race
By George Ramsay, CNN
Giro Sport News
History-making cyclist out of Giro d'Italia after being hit by Prosecco cork
Biniam Girmay made history by winning a stage at the Giro d'Italia – and then being forced to withdraw after an eye-popping celebration.
Cycling-Girmay out of Giro with eye injury sustained in celebrating stage 10 win
(Reuters) -Biniam Girmay's Giro d'Italia has been cut short after an eye injury suffered during the celebrations of a stage win forced the Eritrean rider to pull out of the competition, his team Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert said on Wednesday.
Eritrean cyclist leaves Giro d'Italia with eye injury after cork mishap
Girmay became the first black African to win on any of cycling's three grand tours after claiming the honours on Tuesday's 10th stage of this year's race, between Pescara and Jesi. Intermarche's team doctor Piet Daneels said tests showed "haemorrhage in the anterior chamber of the left eye".
Biniam Girmay pulls out of Giro d'Italia with eye injury one day after historic stage win
Biniam Girmay, Eritrea's history-making cyclist, has been forced to withdraw from the Giro d'Italia with a left eye injury he suffered after being hit by a bottle cork while celebrating Tuesday's stage victory.
Giro d'Italia Stage 11 LIVE updates - Mark Cavendish targets sprint victory after Biniam Girmay abandons race
WELCOME Ad/> It's an earlier start! Tune in from 11:00-17:00 BST to watch Stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia. Watch the action on Eurosport 1, with uninterrupted coverage on discovery+ Giro d'ItaliaGirmay abandons Giro with eye injury after Prosecco incident2 HOURS AGO RECAP FROM STAGE 10 Biniam Girmay has confirmed he has abandoned the Giro d’Italia after popping a Prosecco cork into his eye in the wake of his historic triumph on Stage 10. The Eritrean (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux) was seen wincing on the podium before he was treated in an ambulance and taken to hospital in Jesi.
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.