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Video: Cyclist smashes bike borrowed from 'homie' in two after crash
A cyclist competing in the qualifying round for the Red Hook Criterium in Milan this weekend will have some explaining to do to one of his ‘homies’ – after smashing the bike he had borrowed from the friend in two after being eliminated following a crash.
Jeremy Santucci was filmed before the race with the Sardo bike, explaining he’d borrowed it from his “homie” Sergio, who he says is “like family” to take part in the fixed-gear criterium, which also has events in Barcelona, London and Brooklyn, where it was founded.
His race came to an end, however, when he crashed into a wall, and that would have been the end of it had Santucci – a model in the books of West Hollywood-based agency DT Model Management – not been filmed performing the mother of all flounces as he hurled the bike to the ground.
His reaction is understandable though – the high speed crash wasn’t his fault, he risked being seriously injured, and the bike was apparently broken already as a result of it. Here’s footage of the crash – Santucci appears to be fourth rider back.
Afterwards he wrote on Facebook: “When you heart rate is above 190 and you train all year for finals and get crashed out ... there are a lot of feelings running through you ....”
The black make-up under the eyes, by the way? It’s used by players of American football and some other sports played under floodlights to reduce glare.
The jury’s out on whether it works for a bike race.
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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Fuckin dickhead
Didn't he do up his skinsuit for the race? Seemed like a bit of a douche to me, perhaps he should just leave the cycling and go shout at a golfer.
The guy taking the footage is a monster. Held the front for a full lap and then still won the sprint. Kudos!
I think the crash must have triggered a flashback to a particularly humiliating photo shoot.
Probably the most stylish flounce in the history of cycling. Though being a model he's likely practised that 100 times over in the mirror
Thought flounce died in usage upon the demise of the chavscum forums in the early 90s by the way! Glad to see a comeback
I've used it pretty much all my adult life but there was a resurgence with the usage of the word in the song "Popular" in the show "Wicked."
Good song, need a relisten to catch that though.