Girmay was among the victims of a first fall which involved six riders. The Eritrean, supported by several people, took a while before getting back on his bike.
As soon as he left, he experienced another fall, this time alone, a little further down a descent with very wet ground. Although he seemed to want to leave again, the doctor decided to record his abandonment a little less than 70 kilometers from the finish in Andora.
