Celebrating Too Early/Late

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

What are the odds?

What are the brandons?

Haha, incredible catch

 

[jaylew]

2 days in a row now at the Giro Rosa. You'd have thought the Ale girl saw what happened yesterday. I can't understand taking your hands off unless you absolutely KNOW you have the win.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

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2 days in a row now at the Giro Rosa. You'd have thought the Ale girl saw what happened yesterday. I can't understand taking your hands off unless you absolutely KNOW you have the win.

To be fair, from that trio, I'd have thought Quagliotto had the win 10 times out of 10.

 

[jaylew]

Maybe she would have if she hadn't led out for what looked like 800 meters.

 

[RedheadDane]

Just a thought, though we did have McCormick recently...
Has there ever been anyone managing to combine the two? Celebrating on what he/she thought was the final finish-line passage, while there were still riders up ahead?

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Here's another one from the Tour du Limousin today: Jake Stewart of Groupama FDJ sticking his arms up for 2nd with Wackermann 7 seconds ahead in 1st.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1295737239557857281

View: https://twitter.com/GroupamaFDJ/status/1295737239557857281?s=19

 

[postmanhat]

Buitrago of of Trek celebrates victory with a great late attack on the final stage of The Tour of Luxembourg. Whilst simultaneously being the only person not to know there was another 5k lap remaining

 

[RedheadDane]

Of Trek? He changed teams?

 

[SafeBet]

Buitrago of of Trek celebrates victory with a great late attack on the final stage of The Tour of Luxembourg. Whilst simultaneously being the only person not to know there was another 5k lap remaining

https://twitter.com/x/status/1307290648966500355

View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1307290648966500355?s=19

 

[Anderis]

Incredible that this thread hasn't seen a revival today.

If not for Alaphilippe's penalty, this would easily be the most legendary "Celebrating Too Early" ever since I started following cycling.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Incredible that this thread hasn't seen a revival today.

If not for Alaphilippe's penalty, this would easily be the most legendary "Celebrating Too Early" ever since I started following cycling.

It will be legendary regardless of the relegation. Just an instant for the ages

 

[Anderis]

It will be legendary regardless of the relegation. Just an instant for the ages

Maybe, but it does not have quite the same touch to it when you realise that it didn't really cost him the win.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Maybe, but it does not have quite the same touch to it when you realise that it didn't really cost him the win.

it’s the combination of the berserker sprint with the idiotic celebration that makes it. Just such a pure and perfect example of a rider completely losing the head. And that it was the newly crowned World Champion in a huge race only makes it better. This will be remembered for decades

 

[jsem94]

It will be talked about for decades, this finish. It was really a LBL to forget up until that.

 

[DanielSong39]

Well the only people who were hurt were Hirschi and Pogacar, who lost their opportunities to win due to Alaphilippe's violation

 

[SKSemtex]

This thread is one amazing "from hero to zero" gallery

 

[hayneplane]

I actually think his relegation makes his early celebration look even more stupid as surely he must have realised that he had swerved and made a dubious manoeuvre that might attract the commissaires attention so being relegated was possible.

 

[tobydawq]

He said he hadn't realised that during the sprint but could see it quite clearly on the TV.

 

[shalgo]

I have seen many early celebrations and I have seen many dangerous swerves in a sprint, but never until today had I seen one rider do both in a single race. As others have said, a finish for the ages.

 

[happytramp]

The whole thing is just so dumb.... It's fantastic.

 

[SKSemtex]

I do not want other generation of CFs miss this great celebration. So here you are:

 

[gregrowlerson]

I do not want other generation of CFs miss this great celebration. So here you are:

I did not see this live, but ever since I've seen the replay I have hardly been able to stop giggling.

What an entertainer.

 

[SKSemtex]

Off-season we can probably start a new thread "The worst monument lost"
I have two great candidates but Ala will be difficult to beat. But probably there are some good candidates from history that can match it.

 

[happytramp]

Dan martin somehow managing to fall off his bike literally 5 seconds before crossing the line at leige would be another.

 

[tobydawq]

Valverde just letting Dan Martin go with 500 metres to go in Lombardia because why not would be another.