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Victory celebration fail - Warner Arias YouTube stillVideo: "At least he won" - rider crashes as he crosses line in triumph
It’s something every young cyclist dreams of – crossing the finish line ahead of the field, arms aloft in celebration. As this video from the US shows though, you don't want to lose control of your bike at the moment of triumph - especially when someone's filming.
The unfortunate rider was 18-year-old Noah Granigan from New Jersey, who had just won Monday’s junior race at the 2014 Tour of Somerville, only to be dumped unceremoniously on the road surface moments later.
Afterwards, he tweeted: "Well that was stupid" - although as one spectator observes, “At least he won…”
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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fundamentally a more experienced rider (eg Cavendish) is far less likely to crash doing this- much more experience, much more practice!
AFAIK, juniors taking their hands off the bars will tend to get BC commissaires notice and they will be DQed. Seniors can if they want providing they don't cause danger. However, your commissaires may vary.
I am too embarrassed for this foolish winner to comment
Don't know how Cav stays up right sometimes, arms up over the line. Can you imagine a knock on the bus door at the TDF to tell Cav he's been disqualified...?
now that's a get down...
Honestly, control and safety cover at that event was pretty lax.
Yes, I was there.
Not to mention the rather annoying constant references to 'The Elite Race' and 'The Women's Race'—despite both the men's and women's races being elite races.
Oh gawd, there was that as well. [on top of the drunken cowbell ringing yobbos there! ;)]
Well, at least they had the 'Thrill n Spills with Mrs Mills' band!
I see that the Ride London is doing a crit around St James Park for the elite women but the full 150km race for the men.... again!
However, which would be the better to watch from the roadside?
A crit, with riders come round every few minutes, or a long road race where the riders disappear?
Can work both ways, if the organisers play it properly.
A lad did that at a race I was at once and promptly got disqualified for dangerous riding...
At the London Nocturn last year, Hannah Barnes got disqualified for doing the same when beating Laura Trott then later reinstated.
http://road.cc/85506
Weird thing about that was the decision only came to light a few days later after it became apparent Barnes had won easily - a lot of people interpreted the confirmation she had been relegated to second as the commissaires looking to save face after getting the result wrong
It came to light the next day (on the sunday) during the editing of the highlights, immediatley it was obvious that HB had won, the organisers were duly informed and result changed.
Brilliant. I'd take a win and fall...