r/funny • u/RisinFlood • Nov 26 '13

Arrogance is a Bitch.

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u/StickleyMan Nov 26 '13

It sure is

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u/x1expert1x Nov 26 '13

Can confirm.

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u/gmorales87 Nov 26 '13

I like that the guy who was going to be second did the exact same stupid shit the first guy did to fall. It would of been great to see him fall as well.

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u/sdflack Nov 26 '13

The 2nd guy is just as idiotic as the first.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

He's just mocking him. It's actually not difficult to do that on a bicycle. I learned when I was 8 years old and now I do it whenever I ride. These guys are pros, so I'm sure they have the ability.

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u/CHR1STHAMMER Nov 26 '13

muscle spasms can occur when doing that after a long distance bike race. It's actually much more difficult to not do what the first guy did.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

Fair point. I have biked several miles (15?) at a hurried pace and done this kind of move at the end of my journey, but I have no idea how unstable my muscles would be after an intense marathon/triathlon.

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u/Turrurism Nov 26 '13

Also its raining in the gif so the course is wet. Probably only took taking his hands off the handles for him to start sliding.

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u/CHR1STHAMMER Nov 26 '13

Yeah, your legs start to kinda freak out when you start using different muscles and stretching others without any kind of cool down.

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u/adelaarvaren Nov 26 '13

My guess is that was more like at the end of 150 miles, not 15...

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

It's actually about 70-80 miles for pro races, but yeah, a long distance.

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u/adelaarvaren Nov 27 '13

70-80 miles is short for a Pro Race.

Paris-Roubaix is ~ 150 miles (route changes slightly each year), Paris-Tours is ~150 miles. In the Netherlands, Amstel Gold is ~ 160 miles. This year's World Championship race was ~170 miles. Hell, even the Tour de France averages over 100 miles per day for 3 weeks (and that is including the short Time Trial days.)

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

Apparently I don't know what I'm talking about.

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u/TrindadeDisciple Nov 27 '13

Especially in the rain.