Video: Thai cyclist left injured after coming off just 40 meters from the finish line - police report filed

[webfact]

Sanook Thai Caption: Banned by association for a year

 

A clip posted to the site "Hia Khap Rot" (water monitor driving) showed the end of the royally sponsored Sport Tourism Bike 4 All event in Phichit on Sunday.

 

It showed one cyclist reaching out to another who nearly fell then one man coming off his bike just meters from the tape. 

 

The Cycling Association of Thailand has issued a one year ban to a rider; Sanook didn't name him.

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Instead they went to Chonburi to meet up with Jakkraphat, 20, who suffered injury and 50,000 baht's worth of damage to his bike putting in jeopardy his participation in the second circuit of the event in Chonburi next month.

 

He wants the person responsible to compensate him and face up to what he did.

 

A report has been filed with the Samed police in Chonburi after the incident that Jakkraphat said occurred just 40 meters from the finish line when he was in seventh place. 

 

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[KhunLA]

What  a    w a n k ... ????

 

Should be a permanent ban ... as probably just the 1st time caught doing so.

Edited June 22, 2022 by KhunLA

[Rimmer]

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[Denim]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

50,000 baht's worth of damage to his bike

Wow .......... pretty expensive bit of equipment.

[2long]

4 minutes ago, Denim said:

Wow .......... pretty expensive bit of equipment.

'Proper' bicycles are well expensive, and you can spend more and more modifying them. My local shop has just a set of rims for 100k+! ????

 

The bike I have ridden for 13+ years had a value of about 13,000B all included. 2 wheels, a seat, handlebars and more gears than I need for pottering around. ????

 

As for the w⚓ in the clip, he obviously sees 'success' as more important than sporting integrity. ????

[davemos]

52 minutes ago, Denim said:

Wow .......... pretty expensive bit of equipment.

Bucycles xan cost 400000 for some models .BMC etc 

[kingstonkid]

Not sure that it was intentional but the rider is an idiot you do not weave around on your bike.  You ride a str8 line yes when you start to really pump your bike will sway but you are supposed to make sure that you have control of it.

 

It will be interesting to see what happens.

 

I take it riders here are not sponsored by bike shops.

[scubascuba3]

Much clearer in this video, guy in the blue total turd

[Photoguy21]

3 hours ago, Denim said:

Wow .......... pretty expensive bit of equipment.

Look at some of the TREK bikes, they can cost US$25,000

[TigerandDog]

3 hours ago, Denim said:

Wow .......... pretty expensive bit of equipment.

50k baht damage is expensive, but truth be known the bike would have cost considerably more. My all graphite road bike was 62k baht. These guys that compete at that level would be paying hundreds of thousands of baht for their bikes.

[itsari]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Much clearer in this video, guy in the blue total turd

Quite sure he drives his car in the same manner as his aggressive cycling .

[proton]

If there is one thing worse than soi dogs it's cyclists, in any form ????

[Rhys]

somchai and the uncles pay this ah a visit soon

 

[hotchilli]

Road manners look to be the same on two wheels as they are on four.

[CrunchWrapSupreme]

Thai style man. Few months ago a footballer didn't like what another did, decided an elbow to the face was appropriate.

 

My guess is that some fine parenting leads to such behavior.

[Iamfalang]

I used to put tacks all over the road, except on the very far left side......riders thought I was crazy riding there, then everyone flatted and I won!!!!!  

 

Next year I used lasers to flat everyone's tires.

 

A good bike is 100,000.......new wheels maybe 60,000 more........

 

winning....priceless!!!  

 

Even bike racing without complete jerks is super dangerous.......but NOT as dangerous as driving a motorbike in Thailand.  #fact

[JeffersLos]

Just an egomanical Thai male.

 

23 minutes ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

My guess is that some fine parenting leads to such behavior.

My guess is they're living life below the 4.3 inch average. 

[Boomer6969]

Feel free to Google "Groenewegen  Fabio Jakobsen". Obviously most guys here "know nothing" about cycling.

[SunsetT]

17 hours ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

Thai style man. Few months ago a footballer didn't like what another did, decided an elbow to the face was appropriate.

 

My guess is that some fine parenting leads to such behavior.

Well I think the cycling a r s e h o l e would feel quite at home on the football/soccer pitch with what the players get away with today with some fouls considered as 'good' fouls.

[soi3eddie]

I've got no skin in the game and find the cycle racing fraternity quite hilarious. Most are usually doped up and think they are in the Tour de France. Looks to me like the downed biker thought he was Neymar (Brazilian footballer known for taking a dive). It did happen fast and the aggressive rider was being a tosser but then after driving in London with suicidal cyclists (MAMILS) everywhere it comes as no surprise. Get up and get over it IMO.