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Joy has turned to despair for cyclist Biniam Girmay who has been forced to pull out of the Giro d'Italia after his historic stage win on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old Eritrean became the first black African rider to win a stage of a Grand Tour, when he beat Mathieu van der Poel in a reduced sprint on stage 10 of the Giro in Jesi.
His celebrations were cut short though when a cork exploded directly at his eye when he was trying to open a Prosecco bottle on the podium.
Biniam Girmay became the first black African to win a stage of a Grand Tour on Tuesday
Girmay's celebrations were cut short after a Prosecco cork hit him in eye on the podium
The 22-year-old Eritrean instantly placed his hand over his eye after he was struck by the cork
He started spraying the bottle but couldn't open his eye and was then taken to hospital
He immediately placed his hand over his left eye in pain, before spraying the drink while keeping his eye shut.
Girmay spent
