Story By: Alex Cope, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Golder’s News And Sport
Video Credit: Golders/@Tricotte69
This is the moment a Tour de France cyclist spanks a spectator who is pulling a mooney at the racers as they speed past him in a video that is going viral.
The startling scene was recorded by an onlooker during the ninth stage of the Tour de France from Saint-Etienne to Brioude in central-eastern France.
In the video, the peloton of riders can be seen speeding past a group of fans, two of whom have pulled their trousers down to show their backsides to the cyclist.
Pictures Credit: Golders/@Tricotte69
Italian cyclist Sonny Colbrelli, 29, who rides for the Bahrain-Merida team, then gives one of the men a hard slap to the buttocks as he speeds past.
The clip is going viral with over 510,000 views in under a day and a photo of the man’s bottom looking red after the slap was also posted onto social media.
Netizens loved the clip, such as ‘Tankslapper’ who wrote: “Is that what they mean when they say the ‘rear of the Peloton’?”
And ‘Antonio Colchero’ wrote: “They should be found and have a police report filed against them. It is disgusting and disrespectful.”
It is unclear if the spectators in the video have been identified or if Colbrelli will face punishment for his actions.
French rider Julian Alaphilippe, who rides for Deceuninck – Quick-Step, is currently leading the standings in the Tour de France, with current champion Geraint Thomas in fifth place, one minute and 12 seconds behind the leader.
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