It’s a story that is still hard to believe and yet it has arrived well and truly… At the moment the Giro d’Italia is taking place, which is called the Giro and which is one of the most major cycling competitions of the year. A mythical event in which the Frenchman Romain Bardet is one of the favorites, but yesterday it was a rider who marked the history of his sport who won the stage victory. At only 22 years old, Biniam Girmay is a phenomenon and he recently became the first African rider to win a Flanders Classic last March.
Yesterday, he wrote a new page in his sport by becoming the first rider from East Africa to win a Grand Tour stage. A magical victory for the young man who is already married and has an adorable little girl. After his victory, the native of Eritrea is, as tradition dictates, mounted on the podium to celebrate his victory. Compulsory accessory on the Tour of Italy, a bottle of prosecco was laid out before him to celebrate his achievement. Except that nothing went as planned. When opening the bottle, Biniam Girmay gets the cork right in the eye.
Biniam Girmay forced to abandon the Giro
If he tries to look good after the blow received, Biniam Girmay is nonetheless physically affected. After the ceremony, the cyclist was taken to hospital to undergo control examinations there and obviously it is rather serious. A few minutes ago, the young man announced that he was abandoning the Giro! It was the precautionary principle that prevailed in this case and if the media indicate that the eye does not seem to have suffered major damage, his team preferred not to take any risks.