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Dan McLay wins as Anthony Turgis (centre) clebrates too early (Eurosport video still).PNGVideo: Dan McLay wins as rival celebrates too early - the latest instalment in a long running comedy of errors
It's one of the most embarrassing things that can happen to a pro cyclist - starting celebrating a victory only for another rider to pass you ahead of the line to snatch the won.
That's what happened yesterday at the 77th Tour de l'Eurométropole in Belgium, with the Cofidis rider Anthony Turgis left ruing his premature jubilation as Britain's Dan McLay, riding for the Fortuneo-Oscaro team, emerged triumphant.
Turgis was also overhauled by the Wanty-Groupe Gobert rider, Kenny Dehaes, to finish in third place at the end of the 188.6-kilometre race from La Louviere to Tournoi.
Close finish in #EurométropoleTour. Jimmy Turgis overpassed by sprinters on the line. Victory for the rider of @FortuneoOscaro, @McLayDan. pic.twitter.com/V0DLl4iiIQ
— Brain on Wheels (@BrainOnWheels) October 1, 2017
It doesn't just happen to the pros, of course - remember this story from last year of a rider getting pipped to the line at the ia Roma Twilight Criterium support race in Cirencester, Gloucestershire?
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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Ha, I got pipped (to be fair it was never in any doubt) in a gallop earlier this year by Alex Frame at JLT. If I'd come round him I know I'd have gone nuts over the line.
So it was a probably for the best he beat me as there was a dude 10 seconds up the road taking a glorious solo victory that I'd totally missed.
I was basically saved a proper moment there... it was bad enough, on reflection, congratulatiing Mr Frame on his result. I bet he thought 'who's this joker?'
Good times.
Basically this is an easy error to make.
More or less embarrassing than celebrating when you've come second not realising that a breakaway rider has already crossed the line? Good work by McLay, proves it's worth not giving in until you've crossed the line. Hopefully this'll be some good confidence for him for next year.
Wouldn't have won anyway, Mcclay and the other guy were coming up very fast, even if he'd not raised his arms I'm pretty sure je would have being beaten. Still, bad mistake/error on his part, most definitely not the first and won't be the last.
Even from this short piece, it's easy to see these European teams have some GREAT names!
Fortuneo-Oscaro. Wanty-Groupe Gobert.
Gems!
I must start looking through the full list!
Have you just started watching cycling or something?
From the overhead shot, the winner is already alongside him as he's taking his hands off the bars.
From the front he looks like he loses it when he sits down & the chasing pair are still charging hard.