It caught all the cyclists by surprise when a young bounding kangaroo decided to hurl itself at the peloton during a bicycle race in Australia.
A fellow racer trailing behind took the video. The targeted cyclist was severely bruised from hitting the deck and he needed stitches. But the marauding kangaroo apparently died from its injuries when it slammed into the bike at a right angle.
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However, it’s not just kangaroos that appear to have it in for cyclists, either the on-road or off-road type. Indeed, the assistant editor of World Highways decided there was little to be gained by cycling past a bear when it appeared ahead of him on a remote road in Canada’s Jasper National Park. The brown bear showed no signs moving off the pavement so it became a waiting game rather than tempting fate.
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A fellow racer trailing behind took the video. The targeted cyclist was severely bruised from hitting the deck and he needed stitches. But the marauding kangaroo apparently died from its injuries when it slammed into the bike at a right angle.
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However, it’s not just kangaroos that appear to have it in for cyclists, either the on-road or off-road type. Indeed, the assistant editor of World Highways decided there was little to be gained by cycling past a bear when it appeared ahead of him on a remote road in Canada’s Jasper National Park. The brown bear showed no signs moving off the pavement so it became a waiting game rather than tempting fate.
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