Date: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
Biniam Girmay got a cork in his eye during the podium ceremony. © APBiniam Girmay sees a return to training after the freak accident that forced him out of the Giro d’Italia.
The breakout Eritrean ace was one of a handful of riders to struggle with the Giro’s highly charged prosecco when he won the stage into Jesi last week, blasting the bottle’s cork directly into his left eye.
Girmay’s Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert crew confirmed Wednesday its star sprinter underwent medical screening in Belgium this week and is expected to resume training within the next 10 days.
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Medical staff confirmed soon after the incident last week that Girmay suffered a “hemorrhage in the anterior chamber of his left eye.”
Girmay was immediately forced to the sidelines and has been watching – or trying to watch – Domenico Pozzovivo and Jan Hirt ride high since.
“I hope to be able to race soon and resume my race program after some rest at home in Asmara as scheduled,” he said. “Now, I hope my team will have more success in the Giro. See you soon.”
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Intermarché - Wanty Gobert gave an update on the health condition of Biniam Girmay on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Eritrean had to give up last Wednesday in the Tour of Italy due to an eye injury, which he sustained a day earlier during the podium ceremony after his stage win. “I feel better”, says Girmay himself after further research in Belgium.
