{"id":639868,"date":"2026-06-15T13:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/639868\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:10:16","slug":"watch-belgian-pro-crashes-over-the-line-while-celebrating-in-outrageous-pro-cycling-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/639868\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Belgian pro crashes OVER the line while celebrating in outrageous pro cycling finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the moment Belgian pro GP Liam Slock crashed while celebrating victory at the GP Gippingen \u2013 but it didn’t stop the Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9\u00a0rider claiming his first win as a professional.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old bridged across to Aleksandr Vlasov and Richard Carapaz after the duo attacked on the final lap of the Swiss race, which has been won by the likes of Neilson Powless, Marc Hirschi and Alexander Kristoff in recent years.<\/p>\n

Slock then earned a gap of his own on the uphill sprint to the line and, confident the victory was secured, raised his hands to celebrate \u2013 before hitting the ground and sliding across the line.<\/p>\n

GP Gippingen race finish is the craziest stuff I’ve seen <\/p>\n

Liam Slock crashes while celebrating but slides over the line to win the race?!?!<\/p>\n

What a way to take your first ever pro win \ud83d\ude02\ud83e\udee1 pic.twitter.com\/xCTxGU9pZi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Eemeli (@LosBrolin) June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite crashing, Slock had enough of a gap to edge-out Vlasov, with 2020 Olympic champion Carapaz third.<\/p>\n

\u201cLuckily the win came with it, otherwise this would probably have been the fail of the year,\u201d said Slock, whose momentum carried him across the finish line.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was an incredibly strong wind and I briefly underestimated it. I realised quite early that I was going to win and started celebrating early because I really wanted to enjoy the moment. I raised my arms in the air and then a gust of wind caught my handlebars.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slock was on smiles on the podium and his team saw the funny side, too, with Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9’s Instagram account quickly turning into a meme machine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In pictures
\n\"LiamLiam Slock earned a gap on Aleksandr Vlasov and Richard Carapaz on the uphill sprint and, with victory all but secured, took his hands off the bars to celebrate. Getty Images
\n\"LiamMoments later, the Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9\u00a0rider was heading towards a fast-track meeting with the road. Getty Images
\n\"LiamSlock hit the deck hard… Getty Images
\n\"Liam…but his momentum carried him across the line. Getty Images
\n\"LiamShock or horror? Getty Images
\n\"LiamEither way, Slock stood on the top step of the podium to earn his first win as a professional. Getty Images
\n\"LiamAll smiles. Getty Images
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