Last week’s Tour de France brought plenty of drama and high-stakes cycling to fans of the sport. But, this video takes things to a whole new level as a mountain biker cleverly times his ride –– and ensuing massive jump –– to coincide with the passing of the peloton below. The daredevil soars through the air over a the “Gros Road Gap” just as the TdF riders pass by underneath. The result is a short, but very sweet, clip that has to be seen to be believed.
Kraig is an outdoor and adventure travel writer based in Nashville, TN. Over the course of his career, he has contributed to numerous online and print outlets, including Popular Mechanics, Gear Junkie, Outside Online, National Geographic, Digital Trends, Business Insider, TripSavvy, about.com, and of course The Adventure Blog.
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Sorry, but I hope he was arrested.
All he had to do was mess up & seriously injure a bunch of unsuspecting riders