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Alexander Kristoff's son takes fright at Flanders (Vine video still)Video: Flanders podium cuteness overload as Kristoff Jr takes shelter from Champagne shower
Normally, the only person who’d get near the legs of a rider who’s just won a 265km Monument would be his soigneur. Not so yesterday at the Tour of Flanders, however, where the toddler son of Alexander Kristoff sought refuge between his father’s pins, currently the hottest properties in cycling.
The cause of the nipper’s alarm? Well, Kristoff junior, dressed head to toe like his father in Katusha kit, had taken fright when the Champagne bottle placed by the second step of the podium, destined for Etixx-Quick Step’s Niki Terpstra, exploded suddenly, sending a column of bubbles skywards.
The following video of the premature jubilation moment posted to Vine subsequently went viral on social media.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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- mikeclarke 57 min 3 sec ago
Have the 'Welsh News Website' published an apology for spreading Mr Kane's lies?
- mark1a 5 hours 29 min ago
I understand what you're saying, but I think when you get north of £10k, for the average amateur road.cc reader who maybe in the market for a so...
- brooksby 17 min 52 sec ago
They (wheelywheely) haven't been seen for ages- did they get banned?
- Spangly Shiny 9 hours 55 min ago
Sorry, no idea what you are on about.
- ktache 9 hours 58 min ago
For double that you can' get a Pedro's vise whip Ii. Or half, the reportedly excellent decathlon thingy. And Sigma has the Silca for only £150.
- KDee 10 hours 4 min ago
I'm no detective, but the "NOAHFAST" decal vertically stickered on the headtube is a little bit of a clue.
- Spangly Shiny 10 hours 24 min ago
I remember my driving test examiner, straight after congratulating me for having passed the test said, "Don't be a twat and have that as your best...
- Bigfoz 12 hours 32 min ago
Did they think it was a drive thru?
- Rendel Harris 12 hours 42 min ago
As a teacher's husband, I'm allowed to watch up to 50km out (unless it's a big mountain stage when I can only watch up to the start of the first HC...
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Some major innuendo bingo being played out in this write-up...
Very tactful and polite comment and very considerate and courteous way to point it out...
Lovely reaction from the boy.
This is awesome
His kid seems way mellow. He was sitting up on Dad's shoulders after the race calm as a cucumber during interviews too.