When Cyclists Get Angry - Pro Cycling’s Most Heated Moments

Our compilation of some of pro cycling’s most heated moments from the past couple of seasons. There is a lot on the line for pro cyclists when they take to the road but sometimes the stress of wanting to win goes too far and the red mist descends. From Pogačar to Cavendish, this is When Cyclists Get Angry!
0:00 Intro
0:13 Bouwman, Schmid & Vendrame
0:59 Tadej Pogačar
2:10 Jack Bauer
2:44 Remco Evenepoel
3:22 Mark Stewart
3:41 Juan Sebastián Molano
4:14 Mark Cavendish
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[@gcnracing]

What did we miss? Which angry cycling moments stick in your mind? 👇

[@johnandrews3568]

Bernard Hinault at Paris Nice throwing punches? C'mon GCN, pro cycling was happening before GCN was established... also Kittle getting bloodied at UAE (IIRC?)... Remco at the world's cussing out for a wheel change. Moscon being a bully. Marco Haller ripping a fan a new one.

[@markrskinner]

Bjarne Riis bike throw tantrum

[@DI-ri9md]

Alberto Bettio - bottlegate (Aussie Tour Downunder 2023)

[@two-eyedRoy]

In the All Time column: the finish line of Stage 6 of 2010's Tour de France. 'The Fighting Fists of Chicken' (as we dubbed it. Burger related); In the frango corner Rui Costa [Caisse d'Epargne] vs not just the power of pollo in Carlos Barredo [QuickStep] but his front wheel as well.

[@nonamedpleb]

Juan Pedro Lopez throwing a bottle at Sam Oomen at Giro 22 stage 9. But the footages were zoomed out and blurry so I guess it's not a good feature for a video.

[@BreakawayB]

Anybody who has raced knows how easy it can be to let your temper get the best of you, and how quickly it subsides once the tension and nerves settle afterwards.

[@brunospasta]

no

[@davomoto42]

I mostly just get pissed at myself, lol. I've had morons bump shoulders and get really squirrely and dangerous in the peloton, and I just do what I can to get away from them. At the amateur level I never understood guys getting so intense about something that's supposed to be fun.

[@JohnDoe-yh9gi]

Roids

[@JavaAndroid]

'Raced'? Don't make me laugh. Menopausal old men in tights THINKING they can race. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@someirishfella1704]

Thankfully haven't noticed this much in road racing, mainly because I'm not that good and hang out the back of the pack most of the day and have fun trying the sprints, but summer last year I saw unbelievable tempers during a 24 hour endurance race, it was on a closed circuit so packs formed and were pushing up the back of slower groups, I joined these groups during the day because drafting was allowed for this race but at night I backed off and stayed out to the sides , you could be enjoying the night time peace just trying to stay mentally focused thinking about your breakfast in the morning and you could just hear two people absolutely tearing into each other across the track 😅

[@michaelratcliff8634]

More than anything, Pogačar should have been mad at himself. The race was between himself and van der Poel. It will never be known whether or not he could have beaten MVDP, but he sure set himself up to fail by playing games.

[@balmorrablue3130]

We kind of know who beats who in a sprint mvdp just torched him at e3 and smashed him in San Remo mvdp is clearly better unless tue climb is too steep or he puts in too much work before like Flanders

[@dannyrose8699]

@@balmorrablue3130 Pogacar beat him and WVA in a sprint lol.

[@balmorrablue3130]

@@dannyrose8699 okay? And gaudu beat Wout once that really doesn’t matter we’ve seen several times that pogs sprint is not his strength he’s fast but even of the pure GC guys he’s not that fast Rog Vlasov Hart Martinez can all beat him or would have a very good chance at beating him Just a few months ago mdvp and wva torched his ass at E3 and RVV the year before mdvp put like 6 bike lengths on him in the sprint and even van Baarle who is objectively a bad sprinter for his size smashed him too LBL (I think) saw allaphillipe beat him badly and get relegated if it came down to it I would never back pogi in a sprint against anyone at his level he’s not got the pure top end that other punchy guys do even if his actual kick is equal or better Addendum pogi at MSR literally could not kick and get away from Kragh Andersen even on steep gradients

[@raffaeledivora9517]

​@@balmorrablue3130Yes, and Gimondi beat Merckx in a sprint once (at the world championship, of all times). But surely you won't use it to say Gimondi was faster than the Cannibal 😅😂

[@Drew_Herdz]

As a cyclist: we are always angry, that's precisely why we cycle.

[@Aliveandkicking1979]

So the Hulk would be the fastest Cyclist there is 😄😄

[@Drew_Herdz]

@@Aliveandkicking1979 We have to set a race between The Hulk and Mad Max, I would say.

[@Drew_Herdz]

@@Dave-dm7vt Lol. The comment was meant to be a joke, at least partially. Cycling is hard, tho. You might be confusing a struggling face with an angry face. Also, as a sport, it is very relieving. So, if you're angry go and cycle.

[@MrBiszkopty]

I thought it was because you guys shave legs

[@sandozzz666]

Roid rage

[@martinnielsen2037]

Sven Nys beeing angry at the guy who threw beer at him on each lap - catching him and telling him to behave

[@deathkampdrone]

2:20 VERY impressive how those two cars simultaneously knocks down a rider each 👀

[@xmxu7779]

tbh its the motor bike's fault for the Jayco rider's crash

[@xMightyTinfoilx]

more impressive how they drive off after blantantly hitting a human being with a car...

[@SvalbardSleeperDistrict]

@@xMightyTinfoilx It's not random civic road accident - they have to clear the road for other cars, and they knew the riders were okay in those cases. The riders in question also have teams and, if needed, ambulances to help them. No need to stir drama by inventing things.

[@RH-nk7eo]

@@xMightyTinfoilxYeah they should have stopped and waited for police to arrive 🤡

[@JosipRadnik1]

@@xmxu7779 I would say the motorbike rider is the last to blame. the two cars create a traffic jam at the worst place possible and the cyclist comes up from behind. So if the cyclist did not have enough room to break in time how is the motorbiker supposed to do this being even closer to the car in this moment? Furthermore, the cyclist runs up and overtakes the motorbiker from the right and behind. The worst place to be seen from the motorbikers perspective. So no, I would not blame the motorbiker. That incident was created further ahead and above all, I would rather blame the race organizers for leading the race through such an obstacle.

[@graywelz8637]

I just find it amazing that there aren't more serious injuries. I crashed going 28 mph and was out for 4 months and was in the hospital for 5 days. Who says that competitive cycling is not a contact sport. Nice clips Edit: Andy Hampsten and Greg LeMond back in the 80's TDF

[@MrRaktimray]

Sagan finger pointing at Wout at one of the early stage finishes at TDF2022

[@krulligemonst]

Sagan pushing Vantomme on de Kemmelberg (G-W 2017)

[@j2simpso]

Maybe Sagan should’ve spent less time philosophizing about the cosmos and more time cycling whilst on the saddle

[@Krunch2020]

Hitting people with those little t-Rex arms! 😂

[@gcnracing]

Hahah cyclists definitely aren't known for their upper body strength 😂

[@mariobahama]

@@gcnracing I am not sure about Mathieu van der Poel lol

[@jimothyfakeson5288]

There needs to be a cyclist soyjack

[@Willjcbaker]

I was expecting a Gianni Moscon highlights reel.

[@jascollinscork]

Gianni Moscon in trouble more than once 🤔

[@GeekonaBike]

The less seen of Gianni the better, IMO

[@danshort10]

Surprised things don’t get heated more often, with all the pain and suffering and when you are on the line of bonking…

[@santiagobenites]

Exactly!

[@anklepick9524]

True

[@swites]

Trust Remco to be having a tantrum and taking out his frustration on support staff! smh

[@ratatat9790]

Still waiting for the 1st one!..was expecting a few fights. Man this was tame.

[@worxyboi4838]

if only there was more behind the scenes footage of junior races :)

[@johnnyboy4711]

could do a complete video on Cavendish giving out to his teammates!

[@santiagobenites]

Or his mechanic 😉

[@ShotgunTuck]

agreed

[@Sdakouls3]

@santiagobenites Or cameramen.

[@RobertLinthicum]

The other thing is, fast cycling is painful. People in pain don't always react rationally.

[@kahlernygard809]

Us chronic pain patients can back that statement up

[@ehyouman]

cav being cav, what a great year of cycling

[@neil4701]

These mostly seem quite tame! What about all of the bike throwing incidents, or Lopez beating up a fan in the 2019 Giro?

[@bradw7457]

I think it was 2021 but I still can't get over when cav yelled at his mechanic about his steering

[@KlarenceXhoestea]

Tom Steels: That Bottle Throw has to be one of the most iconic moments of rider rage.

[@mrjikes60]

Nope. Bjarne Riis and/or David Millar take that particular crown.

[@Rahbekkk]

@@mrjikes60 Yeah I was thinking throwing a bike tops throwing a bottle ;)

[@JuCarlos-ex8ip]

Very true

[@elonif4125]

Good that there are only reasonable people in the comments who definitely would never hate on an entire group of people because of the misbehavior of a few. Kinda reminds of something else…

[@darthfran13]

That's a lot of road rage going on

[@charlesriley23]

Be interesting to hear about Dan's maddest moment racing.

[@cb6866]

Thanks.

[@emberchord]

Omg, I didn't know this is where all the drama happened lol. As a runner I am extremely entertained by this :D

[@nicholasstevenkidmann5926]

Nothing funnier than watching people wearing spandex angry.

[@tomhassell7985]

The last time I cycled to the shops , a car pulled out of a driveway. I was very angry.

[@CyclismHS]

Why aren’t you in the video?

[@Chirpy_Ceilingbird]

Good to see that they’re also a huge annoyance to themselves and not just everyone else on the road.

[@celsobarros2229]

One time we were a group of 4 riders and this white dude driving a big truck tried to run us out of the road, and he made the mistake of stopping at the store. We went into the parking lot and into the store to confront barefooted and he was so apoplectic and sweet, knowing that he was up for a drumbeat. Never be aggressive towards drivers when cycling, not a good idea at all.

[@nickytheyahoo_]

the cars and motor bikes on the same course getting in the way is hilarious

[@KU-mg9el]

i think thats a scam

[@nickytheyahoo_]

bunch a genius' out there eh haha@@KU-mg9el

[@justlovelyaintit]

All those spaghetti arms throwing punches😅😅😅

[@valdivia1234567]

As a 30 year triathlete, I'd say, as a group, there is a far higher percentage of assholes who are cyclists than most other groups of people. Also, typically people who are assholes on their bikes are also assholes behind the wheels of their cars.

[@gcnracing]

Sounds like a**holes gonna a**hole, right?

[@SomeYouTubeGuy]

Bloody hell that's the best you can do? Rider on the track calls out a line and waves his hand around? There's been actually punches thrown in pro cycling this was B grade stuff at best.

[@JavaAndroid]

All menopausal men in tights do this. They hit parked cars and throw their hands in the air as though it's the cars fault. Little tantrums, in line with their mentality. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ericfaulk2204]

I mean...make your own video, I guess?

[@JavaAndroid]

@@ericfaulk2204 Why? All cyclists are menopausal old men in tights trying to prove their lost manhood. Women on bi-cycles. Every clip of bi-cyclist riders shows 'men' slapping at each other like Karen's. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ilanpi]

Perhaps the most egregious example is Andy Lakatosh intentionally crashing Jame Carney right after a keirin race at the Lehigh Valley velodrome, 2005. Lakatosh thought Carney impeded his teammate and therefore hit his bars intentionally to make him crash. He did while the race was being filmed and the video is available on KZbin. He was suspended for 6 months. Track director Marty Nothstein and teammate Leigh Barczewski were also suspended due to their forceful defence of Lakatosh.

[@GeekonaBike]

Couldn't you dig up the TdF vids of the two 120 lb climbers juking around on road cleats while duking it out after the finish line?

[@captainlandslide9874]

Just another day on London’s roads 👌🤣

[@djpoopypants4741]

Wow! Brutal. Cmon

[@davidhobbs7587]

Hilarious watching them get their Lycra in a twist!

[@ljchampion7952]

Cycling, simply brilliant

[@mattschm5486]

If you are behind you have to accept the guy in front can choose his line. No reason to be upset about it

[@JavaAndroid]

Strange how on other channels, when a cyclist rear-ends another cyclist, whilst pedalling frantically: menopausal old men in tights jump in blaming the 'Lane changer'. You're all dangerous to life.

[@UbzUnclemax]

When one is a FULL bike's length in front, I would agree. However, allowing the rider in front to overlap the second rider or to cause him to break in order not to be overlapped, seems in no way justified. With that logic, the second rider might just as well give up on winning.

[@shushuyu]

easy for you to say when you have no skin in the game or at the least be able to empathize. 🤣

[@JavaAndroid]

Just as the morons do in real traffic and die. You indicate when you change lanes: that's the law.

[@bobfoster687]

I was taught that you are responsible for your front wheel!!!

[@bigearedmouse17]

How did I get here from When Butterflies Attack ?

[@NYGiants4Life]

2:22 was epic. 😂

[@elhombredesangrenegra3438]

Definitvely missed Miguel Angel Lopez in the giro after a fan brought him down

[@user-hs2hd7wp9g]

Yeah, dope usually makes a bit more on edge

[@Shellewell]

the classic lopez hat-slap.

[@MDP1702]

Regarding the Remco wheel change fit, someone clipped him in the echelons causing spokes to break or such, which is why he already was so on edge. Then the mechanic really fumbled things up. Normally losing a bit more time isn't that bad, but with echelons, you can lose a lot of time. The turner incident was Turner and Sheffield riding in the way to stall a break attempt, Turner even at some point cut Remco off when he was moving to the front. Obviously Remco should have played it differently, but it wasn't like his outburst came out of nowhere. Really should show/provide more context in a clip like this.

[@WerdnaLiten]

Schurter v Flueckiger at Lenzerheide last season......the third incident in less than a year.....

[@johnnyappleby7435]

I personally don't see pogačar's incident as anything other than his own mistake and miss judgement of the sprint

[@nonamedpleb]

Juan Pedro Lopez throwing a bottle at Sam Oomen at Giro 22 stage 9 should have been if the footages weren't all so zoomed out and blurry.

[@SuperFunSuperLiz1]

Oh the joy of watching thin riders slap fight...those are my favorite. And Contador throwing his bike a couple of times. And didn't Lance throw a little punch at a spectator? These are adrenaline fueled elite athletes, i expect and forgive all of the heated reactions. (But if you have a Heated Cyclists pt 2, more slap fighting please) 😄

[@hans8770]

the cycling-guys just very gentle

[@Sc0rp83]

I cna definitely tell you when cyclists get mad - when they find out someone stole their shaving kit and now they have to race with unshaved legs.

[@oldcouchcushion1545]

Damn I just love sports

[@Richardtv1968]

The terrible fall of Johnny Hoogerland being clipped by a car a flying into some wired fences at the Tour de France 2011! How could you forget that one??

[@user-iv3in2ou3p]

Surprisingly not you can see that cars and motorbikes are causing the same trouble weither in a race or in the real life. This also goes for people. The crowd...

[@nickb220]

what is that breaking maneuver at 0:36? is it meant to stop the other guy's wheel from turning and crash him?

[@jasonpickersgill2743]

Cav getting angry? Never 😂

[@kidAG]

And Cav not himself changing lines when in front in a sprint? Never

[@SportsTrendingStats]

I feel for Mark . He didnt dare to sprint from right with the horrible crash he has once

[@viktorb.]

The narrower the tires, the more tantrums.

[@cyclistpete2090]

Froomy punching that fan who got too close

[@randomcheese1719]

oh no! slap fight! 🤣🤣

[@Wouteri]

- Theo Bos criminal move vs Impey - Moscon vs Debusschere - Bouhanni - Steels and Cipo bottle throws - Costa fight - Angry Haller after bottle snap by fan - Sagan vs Van Aert - Nys vs fan - Wellens’ kick - Groenendaal throwing a punch - Albert vs bridge - Boom agressive celebration Hammer Series - Evans vs cameraman - Riis bikethrow - Fedorov vs Vergaerde - Brambilla vs Rovny - Cav vs cameraman - …

[@davidfernandez9791]

Miguel Ángel López punching a guy

[@lenanardeurdeyoutube]

poor little girls lol

[@KITSILATIPAK]

Disappointed not to see Jeroen Blijlevens in this video, guess it was before GCN's time

[@greenpedal370]

Ive never understood all the cars and motorbikes in the European races. I often wonder who is actually racing, cars or bikes.

[@alexgrytsenko85]

Why Pogacar was angry? Locked himself in the box and he is being angry ))) Still young and needs more experience for sure.

[@unknown23hornet22]

Remco seems very intense while racing.

[@kailexx1962]

No mention of Nacer Bouhanni?

[@artisans8521]

Me, when a car pulled out of a driveway of a restaurant ignoring me and forcing me to a full break, resulting in a frontwheel wheely at the driver side of the Kwantum team car driven by mr. Jan Raes himself. But seeing his shocked face made me laugh again. No harm done there. No even a scatch on both bike (a Motobecane diffusion) and the Volvo 245 GL.

[@mx2000]

It is amazing how the UCI is a stickler for sock heights, yet is always soft on bad behavior. Intentionally pushing an opponent should always be a disqualification. That they aren’t shows that is still lt a serious sport, held back by its past.

[@AmvC]

I'd be angry, riding with no suspension whatsoever on boring streets built for cars and trucks 😢

[@alzeNL]

i wont pay to watch the cycling, but i'd pay to watch the fights :D

[@colombiancyclist]

Cav is a lil B 😂

[@andhikawjjaya486]

TOP👍👍

[@user-ww3xk6bo7d]

2:23 mamma mia!😱

[@pinnaclewd]

Wowza, Remco was lucky not to push the wrong person as he may have been having hospital dinners for a while. The guy needs to be very careful as he will end up with a lot of unhelpful riders in the peloton who wont be having any shiz from him!

[@keithnortje1720]

Oo mommy, that boy punched me.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ShakouTheWolf]

These guys are never not angry.

[@gladtobeangry]

Surprised to see the Holy Remco St. Merckx in this video only once. I don't think I've ever seen a race with him not having a complete meltdown at least once - or him not behaving like such a major pain in the glutes that others are justifiably angered by it.

[@kentbeitel9966]

How many people do you think have been hit by cars on the Tour de France?

[@takeadeepbreath6053]

Thought I’d see some UFC actions, but am a bit disappointed ☹️

[@letsridebikes7716]

Do the cars need to be on the course?

[@julianevans9548]

Evenepoel should have been DQ'd for that push. A lesser rider would have been.

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

0:42 "I won it! I won it! I won it and I HATE you!..."

[@tednruth453]

Tom Steels throwing his bidon mid bunch sprint in TdF Bernard Hinault punching French protesters Rob Miller hitting a spectator after being brought down on an alpine climb in TdF

[@skateata1]

I am amazed by cyclists😱. Like, you need yo be strong but not big, you need insane agility and balance. The lack of space in the lanes?? I would crash in less than 1 foot of the start line.

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

It always pisses me off that the cars and motorcycles on the course don't give more space to the cyclists. I know they have to film the event in order to make money but c'mon. If it were me I wouldn't even allow motorcycles and cars on the course. There must be a better way.

[@user-ww3xk6bo7d]

2:50 そこじゃない！ここー！

[@user-pk9bg6yr9z]

Chile 🇨🇱

[@jmagana166]

Just goes to show you that every sport is a little more violent than we think…

[@kevinwalsh9483]

i have personally witnessed 4 times that teams conspired to keep peter sagan from winning a sprint. all at the tour de france!!!!!!!!!

[@Vairogslv]

Then thumbnail is more exciting than the actual video.

[@hawkeire2414]

Giro d italia 2022, No wonder the guy was pissed. i've seen them live in Kobarid, Slovenia just before the death climb from idrsko to Livek, That was a dirty move into the last corner..

[@burhanuddinsakarwala5033]

I once got stabbed with the blunt end of a toothpick, turns out it was just a cyclist trying to punch me.

[@suaveystyles9292]

Makes sense...they are always angry!!! Lol

[@JavaAndroid]

Menopausal old men in tights. All going through the 'change' 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@elias-on-gta]

Do all cyclists just buy sunglasses to wear them on their helmet or what?😂

[@serdarfan1]

On KZbin "Kurioses - Hooligans beim Giro 2005"

[@edsandheinrich3759]

The one guy who attacked another rider post race with a wheel