Biniam Girmay, 5555 after his withdrawal from the Giro d'Italia: "I have small injuries and wounds, but I will be back soon".

Intermarché - Wanty suffered on stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia 2024 one of the worst possible withdrawals, if not the worst: Biniam Girmay withdrew from the race after his two crashes. Two days later, the Eritrean speaks about what happened. "Hello everyone, I'm Bini. I'm already better from the crash two days ago, thanks to all of you who sent me lots of luck and great messages," he said in a video shared by the Belgian team. "For now I'm pretty good, I only have small injuries, small wounds, but soon I'll be back racing. Thank you all and see you soon." Girmay crashed alongside several riders in the peloton on the descent of the Colle del Melogno; and a few kilometers later, when he was chasing the peloton again, he went to the ground once more. Despite having no fractures, the situation was chaotic and he was forced to abandon the race after the second due to several minor injuries. This puts an end to the Eritrean's plan to race the Giro-Tour double this season. Although he will most likely still race the Tour de France, his schedule and plan for June will change completely, as he is now out of competition after only three days of racing in May.