Voeckler vs. Horse

sonny73
sonny73 Posts: 2,203
edited August 2011 in Pro race
Bizarre race: http://www.cyclingfans.com/node/3093
On the evening of August 17, 2011, pro cyclist Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) competed in a sprint race vs. a horse ("Othello Bourbon"), driven by Eric Raffin, at Hippodrome de la Malbrande at Les Sables d'Olonne, France. After two initial runs, with each competitor winning one, the decisive race was held, in front of 8,000 spectators.
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Interesting comment on twitter that the horse has now signed with BMC :)
  • mz__jo
    mz__jo Posts: 398
    Not the first pro rider to race against horses. They usually choose trotters rather than flat racers (waiting for the first crosser or mountain biker to take on a steeplechaser!).
    A great many years ago a rider for the Ystwyth CC called Dave Hopkins raced the train from Aberystwyth to Pwlheli (must have been early 1970's I think). He won!
    http://rctl.ffct.org/
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    This sort of thing is quite common. There's a a criterium in Spain that specializes in it.

    Valverde v Pack of Dogs

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    Pereiro v Camel

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    Twitter: @RichN95
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    In Wales, they do things slightly differently.
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  • thomasmc
    thomasmc Posts: 814
    hommelbier wrote:
    Interesting comment on twitter that the horse has now signed with BMC :)

    And that instead of Voeckler it should have been Tony Gallopin :D

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