Video round-up - Sand & road crashes + Kittel's hair

The cycling video round-up on road.cc has always been a hotbed for crazy, wince-worthy, and bizarre videos.

That's not about to change.

Today we've got some great crashes from a Belgian beach race, an interesting Dutchman's 'guide' to cycling in Amsterdam, a stunning cyclocross video, Marcel Kittel's wind tunnel makeover, a Brazilian female cyclist's dance break at a red light, and a couple of close calls on the road.

De Panne Beach Endurance race crashes

Flat sand doesn't sound like the most complex of obstacles to overcome in a bike race. Turns out, that assumption is very very wrong.

Here at the De Panne Beach Endurance race in northern Belgium the flat sand is one of the most difficult parts of the course, as this intrepid videographer discovered.

Crazy Dutchamn's guide to cycling in Amsterdam

Cycling in Amsterdam is great, right?

It's easy, everyone does it, you don't really need a how-to video? Right?

Wrong. You need this how-to video. In a brilliant skit, this 'Dutchman' gives you all of the tips that'll keep you cycling happy in the cycling capital of the world.

Econix CrossLiget 2015 cyclocross montage

Econix CrossLiget 2015 from Peter Racz on Vimeo.

If you're yet to get involved in cyclocross season, here's your inspiration. 

With all the drone-shot bells, and panning-shot whistles, you'll feel like you're right amongst the action of the Econix CrossLiget in Budapest, Hungary.

Woman takes a dance break at a red light

Some of us will take a moment at a red light to flex our hands - especially when it's cold out - give our bikes a quick look over, perhaps you'll take a look around at the people you're sharing the road with, maybe even have a chat with a friendly looking driver or cyclist.

Not this woman. No, no, she's taken this red light, and the song blaring out of the car from which the video is being recorded, to bust some moves.

Marcel Kittle gets a makeover... in a wind tunnel

 

The man, the myth, the hair—we'd like to officially welcome @marcelkittel to the Specialized family. Look for him making waves next year aboard the S-Works Venge ViAS. See more about Marcel from the link in our bio #iamspecialized @etixx_quick_step #passionforcycling

A video posted by Specialized Bicycle Components (@iamspecialized) on Dec 8, 2015 at 6:27am PST

Here at road.cc, wind tunnels don't strike us as the best place for a makeover.

Mind you, none of us here at road.cc have hair quite as fabulous as the big German sprinter Marcel Kittel.

Maybe that's where we're going wrong. 

Tour bus driver drives cyclist off the road

Here's a great advert for Wild Horse Adventure Tours - take a trip in one of their cars, see some free-roaming mustangs gallop across the plains, and see some cyclist tumble in the gutter.

We've no word as to whether the video above has been shared with the police, but the YouTube uploader states in the description that the video has been shared with Wild Horse Adventure Tours.

Bentley driver almost wipes cyclist out at junction

Finally, we've no clear evidence that the Bentley driver in this video is actually texting - as the video accuses - but it's pretty negligent driving nonetheless, and a very close call.