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Thanks for your answer, much appreciated…He has been taken to the hospital
I hope for the best for him… Best moments and most tragic moments often are so close to each other…
- Nov 16, 2013
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On Radio Tour Peter Piil just said that he is being treated in the race ambulance and for the moment has no vision on his left eye.
- May 5, 2010
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Well, I didn't stick around to watch the post-race show.
Racing elsewhere, you know.
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I watched it On-demand on ESP player. He immediately seemed hurt, and the eye immediately looked swollen and red…
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I rarely stick around to watch the post-race stuff.
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Same here, but this time, I just searched for it and scrolled back, to see exactly the scene of the bottle opening…
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Poor guy, I hope he can laugh about it tomorrow.
Great win! First of many in GTs hopefully (and wherever else).
Great win! First of many in GTs hopefully (and wherever else).
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It was just an explanation to why I didn't know about the news. I found it a bit weird that it wasn't mentioned anywhere (it's on Feltet.dk now)
- Apr 30, 2011
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I guess he will keep his sunglasses on the next time.
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Okay, now I'm actually getting a bit concerned about the fact that I haven't seen any "Bini is okay." posts from the team...
Logic-is-your-friend
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- Jun 7, 2011
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Yikes. That looked nasty. Hope he won't have any lasting eye damage.
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I was reading so I could be sure he is ok, a cork making someone blind impossible. But then I found this...
"A champagne cork accident in 2019 left reality star Theo Campbell blinded in his right eye. For a safe celebration, follow the American Academy of Ophthalmology's simple tips on how to properly open a bottle of champagne: Chill sparkling wine and champagne to 45 degrees Fahrenheit or colder before opening."
"Warm bottles of champagne and improper cork-removal techniques cause serious, potentially blinding eye injuries each year, according experts. Champagne bottles contain pressure as high as 90 pounds per square inch -- more than the pressure found inside a typical car tire. This pressure can launch a champagne cork at 50 miles per hour as it leaves the bottle, which is fast enough to shatter glass. Unfortunately, this is also fast enough to permanently damage vision. "
I hope Biniam is ok, and it was just a funny incident (not funny anymore)!
"A champagne cork accident in 2019 left reality star Theo Campbell blinded in his right eye. For a safe celebration, follow the American Academy of Ophthalmology's simple tips on how to properly open a bottle of champagne: Chill sparkling wine and champagne to 45 degrees Fahrenheit or colder before opening."
"Warm bottles of champagne and improper cork-removal techniques cause serious, potentially blinding eye injuries each year, according experts. Champagne bottles contain pressure as high as 90 pounds per square inch -- more than the pressure found inside a typical car tire. This pressure can launch a champagne cork at 50 miles per hour as it leaves the bottle, which is fast enough to shatter glass. Unfortunately, this is also fast enough to permanently damage vision. "
I hope Biniam is ok, and it was just a funny incident (not funny anymore)!
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- Aug 13, 2011
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Oh no!!! That’s a terrible way to celebrate your big win!! I hope he’s okay.
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Terrible story, this cork incident. I‘m really worried for him… This can‘t be true, can it?!
I already have become a big fan of him. I don‘t want this dream to end like this!…
What if he‘s permanently blind on his left eye now? I don‘t want this to be true!…
Marcel Wüst got blind on one eye in a race accident in France. He had to finish his pro career.
I want to see a successful and happy Bini for the next ten years - I hope this dream is not over now. Wevelgem and today should have been just the beginning…!
He does not deserve this accident. Praying all ends well!
I already have become a big fan of him. I don‘t want this dream to end like this!…
What if he‘s permanently blind on his left eye now? I don‘t want this to be true!…
Marcel Wüst got blind on one eye in a race accident in France. He had to finish his pro career.
I want to see a successful and happy Bini for the next ten years - I hope this dream is not over now. Wevelgem and today should have been just the beginning…!
He does not deserve this accident. Praying all ends well!
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its being reported that no decision will be made about whether he has to drop out until the morning. Which doesn’t sound great but does sound like it can’t be a permanent blinding or anything extremely bad like that.
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If the damage was severe enough to permanently injure or fully blind his eye I wouldn't expect him to be out of the hospital yet either. It's a bizarrely unfortunate way to have to drop out of his debut GT if it comes to that but the long-term effects matter so much more in cases like this.
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Sure, but my assumption is that if the injury was as bad as that, they wouldn’t be talking as if there’s a good chance of him riding tomorrow.
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Fingers crossed it isn't serious damage. But having scratched my eye and had treatment in hospital I can say it can be extremely painful. But this happened from simply getting a bug in my eye - I didn't have something hit my cornea head on. The pain is usually treated with anesthetic eye drops. I hope he can start tomorrow if he can he should be fine for the rest of the Giro. If not it really is tragic after his great triumph.
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Out of hospital, but now looking less likely to start in the morning
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