The celebrations of Biniam Girmay’s historic stage win at the Giro d’Italia were cut short after the was struck in the eye by a champagne cork as it exploded on the podium - ruling him out of the rest of the race.
At 22, Eritrean rider Girmay became the first black African cyclist to win a Grand Tour stage when beating Mathieu van der Poel in a sprint finish during Tuesday’s stage 10.
