Girmay taken to the hospital after Giro podium cork hits him in the eye

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Girmay taken to the hospital after Giro podium cork hits him in the eye

Only a few minutes after his dramatic stage 10 victory at the Giro d’Italia, Biniam Girmay was taken to the hospital following an incident with cork of the stage winner’s celebratory bottle of Spumante, Italian sparkling wine.

As Girmay was undoing the cage that envelops the cork atop the wine, the cork popped straight towards his face, appearing to hit him in the eye.

Although he continued on with the celebration, Girmay did not attend the stage winner’s press conference, reportedly unable to see out of the affected eye.

He has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation.

More to come.

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By: Dane Cash
Title: Girmay taken to the hospital after Giro podium cork hits him in the eye
Sourced From: cyclingtips.com/2022/05/girmay-taken-to-the-hospital-after-giro-podium-cork-hits-him-in-the-eye/
Published Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 16:00:43 +0000