'Oh dear': Cyclist stunned after celebrating too soon
Cyclist Alexey Lutsenko for team Astana was stunned on the line after he was all ready to celebrate before his opponent took advantage of a late push.
Lustenko was in a three-way sprint to the finish line on Stage 5 of the UAE Tour when he pulled ahead of Team Emirates cyclist Tadej Pogacar.
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But as he appeared to slow down and raise his hands, Pogacar made a last ditch effort and edged of Lustenko right before the finish line.
“Lustenko was all ready to celebrate. Today, Pogacar I think has just grabbed that,” the commentator said.
“Look at this, gets there and ready to raise the hands.
“But oh dear.”
Pogacar was stunned himself.
“It was amazing, I started quite early and he went really fast into the corner so I lost a bit of speed,” he told Eurosport after the race.
“Lustenko passed me, but then we took the left corner together and it was a full sprint to the finish and I threw the bike on the line.”
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