Biniam Girmay will not. While his participation in the World Cycling Championships was compromised due to a visa problem as reported by GCN News, the Eritrean rider is finally forfeited due to injury.
The 23-year-old runner would not have recovered from his heavy fall during the Clasica San Sebastian. He “suffers from numerous bruises and hip pain which do not allow him to defend his chances”, details his Intermarché-Circus-Wanty team.
“It was my main objective for this end of the season and I am obviously disappointed, explains Biniam Girmay in this press release. 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.
