Biniam Girmay's celebration on the podium after winning stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia signaled the end of the race.

On Tuesday, Gilmey was opening a large bottle of traditional sparkling wine during the podium ceremony when the cork popped out and hit him in the left eye. He suffered bleeding in the anterior chamber of his left eye, according to a statement from the Intermarche Wanty-Gobert Matério team.

Girmay was diagnosed at Jessy's site and examined at the hospital before returning to the team's hotel to celebrate his victory.

On Wednesday morning, the team released a video statement from Girmay.

"I didn't start the race today because of my eye. I need some rest to put more pressure on my eye."

"When I arrived out of the hospital yesterday, things were at their worst, but I had a little fun with my teammates, the staff, everyone. I'm happy now. I was a little sad about the champagne, but when I got back to the hotel everyone was very happy. They were a little afraid, but they seemed okay.

Team doctor Piet Daniels explained that Gilmey's eye should recover fully, but that continuing the Giro would not lead to that.

"His injury is moving in the right direction and will be followed up by the medical team in the next few days. We strongly advise him to refrain from exercise to minimize the spread of bleeding and increased intraocular pressure," Danels said.

." Our priority is the complete recovery of the injury, and for that reason we have decided, together with the riders and the sports director, that Viniam will not appear at the start of stage 11."

This decision forced the 22-year-old Girmay to pull out of his first Grand Tour. He jumped out of the lead group and set up a long sprint on the uphill finish, holding off Mathieu Van der Pol (Alpecin-Phoenix). The result was the reverse of the Giro opener in Hungary.

After finishing second in the first stage of the Giro d'Italia, Gil May was consistently at the front from stage 1 to stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia.

The stage win at the Giro d'Italia came after another watershed stage for Gillmay in Ghent-Wevelgem, where he out-sprinted Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) to win the cobbled classic.

In his video message, Gilmey preferred to focus on the joy of his prior success rather than the disappointment of defeat.

"First of all, I want to say thank you to everyone on the team, the staff, and everyone at Intermarché Wanty-Gobert. It was an incredible day."

"The team did almost 99% from start to finish. I am really happy with what they did. Everyone was very motivated before the start, during the race, and after the race. They help each other and support each other. It's a really good atmosphere and I'm really happy to be working with the team and being teammates with all the team staff.

"I want to say congratulations. This win is not just for me, it's for the whole team. They support me and push me. That's part of the success at Intermarché. It's just the beginning, so we'll keep on winning

"Thank you to everyone who has supported me and pushed me. I'm okay now. See you again.