We are now set. At a time when his presence at the Glasgow Worlds, this Sunday, already seemed to have lead in the wing due to the refusal of his visa application according to information from GCN NewsBiniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) is finally forfeited… due to injury.
The 23-year-old Eritrean runner is, in fact, imperfectly recovered from his heavy fall which occurred on Saturday July 29 in the Clasica San Sebastian. “He suffers from bruises and pain in his hip, which prevents him from defending his chances at the elite world championships”, specifies, this Wednesday, his team.
Biniam Girmay withdraws from the World Championships in Glasgow.
Following a bad crash at 60 km/h in Clásica San Sebastián, he suffers from contusions and pain in the hip, preventing him from defending his chances on Sunday.
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In the same press release, Girmay expressed his enormous disappointment. “It was my main objective for this end of the season and I am obviously disappointed. “Physically, it was not possible for him to be competitive in Scotland. “I had good feelings after the Tour de France. But my fall in San Sebastián caused me too much pain to be able to defend my chances at the world championships. »
Winner last year of the 84th edition of Ghent-Wevelgem, the 10th stage of the Giro 2022 as well as the 2nd stage of the Tour de Suisse 2023, Girmay also gave details on the rest of his season. “My priority now is to recover from this fall and prepare for the last part of the season, with good goals in one-day races like the Grand Prix de Plouay and the Canadian classics. »
Three of his teammates (Natnael Tesfatsion, Merhawi Kudus and Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier) are currently deprived of competition after their visa application was refused. They can still make a new request but the deadlines are getting shorter, the men’s road race being scheduled for this Sunday.
