Petje op, petje af. #rvv #sepvanmarcke pic.twitter.com/XbANWgRJnY
— H Tiemeijer (@Tiemeijer) April 3, 2016
Sep Vanmarcke's podium celebration didn't quite go to plan after the Tour of Flanders on Sunday. The Belgian rider placed third behind Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) and Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo), and as he was attempting to undo the cork on his celebratory bubbly it fired off prematurely.
The cork propelled itself upwards, knocking Vanmarcke's cap cleanly off his head. The 27-year-old LottoNL-Jumbo rider then directed the bottle away from himself, only to douse a podium official's head as it sprayed everywhere.
Sagan looks on in amusement as he was one of the few not to get a shower from Vanmarcke's bottle.
It was the end of an eventful day for Vanmarcke, who was involved in a crash at the mid-way point in the 255km cobbled classic.
>>> Five talking points from the Tour of Flanders
"My bike broke and it took a while before I was back in the race," said Vanmarcke. "I had changed the position of my saddle on purpose, just before the race, and I didn’t have the chance to do that with my second bike as well. After 170 kilometres, I suffered."
Vanmarcke composed himself well after the crash and bike change, and paced back up to the leaders with help from his team. He later put himself into the race's winning break with Sagan and Sky's Michal Kwiatkowski.
"When Sagan and Kwiatkowski attacked, I felt that it was going to be the decisive moment in the race. I had to close the gap to them immediately. Behind me, there was a moment of doubt and that was a perfect situation for me."
Vanmarcke will next be in action at Paris-Roubaix in France on Sunday, April 10.
-
-
Ethan Hayter adds to time trial title with victory in British National Circuit Championships
Jo Tindley also took the women's title, having previously worked in the pub overlooking the finish line
By Jonny Long •
-
Two Italian cyclists banned following doping violations
One was an amateur time trial champion
By Jonny Long •
-
Mathieu van der Poel shares his phenomenal power numbers from Tour of Flanders 2021
The Dutch champion put in a huge performance to finish second and has now shared his data on Strava
By Alex Ballinger •
-
‘What is our sport coming to?’ - Chris Froome, Rohan Dennis and others respond after Michael Schär disqualified from Tour of Flanders
The 2021 Tour of Flanders left us with plenty of highlights and talking points, from Kasper Asgreens unexpected victory to Annemiek van Vleuten's resurgence in the race.
By Alex Ballinger •
-
Tom Pidcock says he 'forgot the basics of eating well and fuelling well' at Tour of Flanders
Tom Pidcock went into his debut at the Tour of Flanders as one of the potential team leaders alongside Dylan van Baarle but he faded in the closing kilometres due to a 'hunger knock'
By Tim Bonville-Ginn •
-
Five talking points from the Tour of Flanders 2021
From Deceuninck's success to Van Vleuten's repeat - don't miss these moments from a thrilling day of racing
By Alex Ballinger •
-
Annemiek van Vleuten wins the Tour of Flanders with a signature long range move
Annemiek van Vleuten won the Tour of Flanders for the second time with a signature attack on Sunday.
By Owen Rogers •
-
Greg Van Avermaet said he ‘hoped to be better’ but content with podium finish in Tour of Flanders
Greg Van Avermaet said he’d hoped to be “just a little better” in the Tour of Flanders, but settled for a podium finish.
By Alex Ballinger •
-
Mathieu van der Poel: ‘I started a good sprint, but immediately felt the legs were rough’
Mathieu van der Poel said he started his sprint well in the final of the Tour of Flanders 2021, but quickly realised he didn’t have the strength to beat Kasper Asgreen.
By Alex Ballinger •
-
Wout van Aert says he ‘just wasn’t good enough’ in Tour of Flanders 2021
Wout van Aert said he “wasn’t good enough in the end” as he finished sixth in the Tour of Flanders 2021.
By Alex Ballinger •
