Biniam Girmay of Eritrea became the first Black African to win a stage of one of cycling’s Grand Tours. But he had to pull out of the race after a sparkling wine cork hit him in the eye on the winner’s podium. The World’s Marco Werman has the story of this reversal of fortunes.
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