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World of Sport

12th Apr 2015

Video: Lunatic cyclist jumps level crossing as high-speed train approaches

It's not worth it mate

Patrick McCarry

Pure chaos during Paris-Roubaix today.

Midway through today’s racing, the peloton was split when a TGV train careened through the course. We are not sure of the brainiac that decided to swing a race over train tracks running an active schedule.

Some of the riders, recklessly, said ‘sod this’ and paced through the level crossing despite the best efforts of the local gendarmerie.

The biggest blaggard missed a date with his maker by six seconds as he busted off in pursuit of the main pack.