It was one of the prime images of the spring: Tim Merlier drove back in the opposite direction after the Scheldeprijs, until he suddenly saw a sprinting peloton approaching him. With bicycle and all, he clambered over the crush barriers just in time. In the Tour of Portugal, a fan apparently had the idea to relive that moment.
The Tour of Portugal is not the most important race of the cycling season in terms of sport, but the race is still something of the tongue every year. Usually because afterwards the top of the final classification tests positive for doping, but this year they are in the news for a different reason.
The first stage in line ended as expected in a bunch sprint. As expected, but apparently not for one cycling fan. He was surprised when the sprinting peloton suddenly came out of the corner. The man was able to jump over the boarding just in time.
It immediately reminded Mike Teunissen of that conscious Scheldeprijs with Tim Merlier. “Are you on holiday in Portugal, Tim?” the Dutchman joked on Twitter.
The original: Tim Merlier in the Scheldeprijs
