VIDEO: Racer’s Abrupt Turn in Cycling Race Triggers Domino Effect, Causing Numerous Cyclists to Fall

All it takes is one moment of madness or just one wrong move to create chaos. A viral video doing rounds on social media showed the moment a cyclist made an abrupt turn during a race, causing a massive pileup. He made his way on to the track after starting outside on the wet grass.

He waited for what he thought would be the right time and cut inside the crowd of cyclists. His entry was so sudden that it left other riders surprised and chaos ensued after.

Cyclists suffer after the mistake of one

Uploaded on X by the page ‘1000 WAYS TO FAFO’, the video has over 500k views at the time of writing the article. It started with an over the top maneuver on the track after he found himself on wet grass.

Cyclists from the UAE looked to their left and saw him dash right in. The sudden move caught a large portion by surprise and forced one to fall. When riders are so closely wrapped up together, all it takes is one wrong move for a pile up and that was it.

The cyclist looked back at the devastation he caused and hung his head down in shame. In the pursuit of saving the race for himself, he ended up causing extreme damage to the other riders.

This year saw another famous pile-up during the 2023 Tour de France. The brutal accident happened due to a fan’s greed for a selfie. Sepp Kuss crashed into the fan and caused a massive pileup. However, no cyclists were injured in the crash and the race resumed shortly after.

Netizens react to the unfortunate fate incident

The internet had much to say about the cyclist’s violent and costly maneuver. Let’s take a look at what they had to say.

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Darwin believes that the move was a deliberate one.

Charles called the man shameless for riding forward.

This user said they all fell down at once and together, like a team.

The user here saw his leg out and wondered if he wanted to get more riders?

Mac had a name for the nasty move. He called it the ‘Jenga’.

In order to save himself, the cyclist was ready to jeopardize the safety of everyone else involved. He will certainly look back at the decision and wish for a different outcome.

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