Some of the greatest have let themselves be caught in the trap of celebrating too quickly (Merckx surprised by Guimard on the Tour de France, Zabel surprised by Freire on Milan-San Remo, Alaphilippe preceded by Roglic on Liège-Bastogne-Liège…), a amateur competition has been buzzing on the Web since Rémi Arsac and Charly Merle, members of EC Saint-Étienne Loire who thought they had managed a breakaway, celebrated arm in arm their joint victory, like Christophe Laporte and Wout Van Aert during the last Ghent-Wevelgem.
But in Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (Rhône), this Saturday, the duo was far from alone. The teammates were overtaken by Simon Ruet, rider from VC Villefranche Beaujolais. Riders and members of team staff often repeat that as long as the line is not crossed… To be meditated on.
