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Biniam Girmay out of Giro d’Italia after being hit in eye by prosecco cork celebrating stage win

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.

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Girmay pulls out of Giro with eye injury after cork mishap

Girmay pulls out of Giro with eye injury after cork mishap

Santarcangelo di Romagna (Italy) (AFP) - Eritrea's Biniam Girmay pulled out of the Giro d'Italia with a left eye injury he suffered after being hit by a prosecco cork while celebrating an historic stage victory, his team Intermarche said on Wednesday.

OLD - Biniam Girmay confirms his Giro d’Italia is over after eye injury

OLD - Biniam Girmay confirms his Giro d’Italia is over after eye injury

The 22-year-old was celebrating winning stage 10 when a Prosecco cork hit him.

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Biniam Girmay: Champagne cork eye injury forces first Black African stage winner to abandon Giro d’Italia

The Eritrean rider won stage 10 to make history but will take no further part in the race after he was injured during the podium celebrations

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Thomas De Gendt earns stage win as Juan Pedro Lopez retains Giro d’Italia lead

Guillaume Martin was another of Saturday’s big winners while Simon Yates remains in contention

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Giro d’Italia week one review: Back with the old, in with the new as Cavendish and Van der Poel thrive

Van der Poel took the opening stage and leader’s jersey on his Giro debut, while Cavendish claimed his 16th Giro d’Italia stage victory

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Girmay promises to take Eritrean cycling to fresh heights

Nairobi (AFP) - When Biniam Girmay chased Mathieu van de Poel across the line in the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia last weekend, he offered further proof that Eritrea is an African hotbed of cycling.

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It's crazy, admits history-making Eritrean cyclist Girmay

It's crazy, admits history-making Eritrean cyclist Girmay

Brussels (AFP) - Eritrean Biniam Girmay said he is still coming to grips with his "crazy" victory in Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem, which saw him become the first African cyclist to win a one-day classic.

Girmay becomes first African to claim Ghent-Wevelgem cycle race

Girmay becomes first African to claim Ghent-Wevelgem cycle race

Biniam Girmay was on Monday preparing to return home to Eritrea to celebrate his 22nd birthday and soak up the adulation of becoming the first rider from a sub-Saharan African country to triumph at one of cycling's classic races.

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Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay becomes first sub-Saharan winner of cycling classic Gent-Wevelgem

Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay becomes first sub-Saharan winner of cycling classic Gent-Wevelgem

Eritrea's Biniam Girmay becomes the first black African rider to win a Belgian classic, a feat that left a Grand Tour winning rider "shaking" with excitement.

Eritrea's Girmay makes history as first African to win one-day cycling classic

Eritrea's Girmay makes history as first African to win one-day cycling classic

Paris (AFP) - Biniam Girmay of Eritrea won the prestigious Gent Wevelgem on Sunday, becoming the first African cyclist to win a one-day classic.

Eritrea's Biniam Girmay wins cycling's Gent-Wevelgem

Eritrea's Biniam Girmay wins cycling's Gent-Wevelgem

Paris (AFP) - Biniam Girmay of Eritrea won the prestigious Gent Wevelgem classic on Sunday, becoming the first sub-Saharan cyclist to win a one-day classic.

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