Video: Dramatic crash in final 25 meters of Paralympic men’s road race C4-5
Gebru wins gold after unbelievable crash in the final straight of the race
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Daniel Abraham Gebru of the Netherlands came out victorious in the men’s road race C4-5 at the Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday after a very unfortunate crash in the finale took out the two riders contesting the win. Gebru crossed the line moments after the races two leading riders, who were involved in a closely contested run to the line, crashed with less than 25 meters to go.
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Jostling in the final meters of the race, an Australian and Ukrainian rider look set to take gold and silver but in a dramatic turn of events the two go crashing to the ground falling meters short from crossing the line. The crash opened up the way for Gebru to take the win ahead of Brazil’s Lauro Cesar Chaman and Italy’s Andrea Tarlao who both finished 38-seconds back from the winner.
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The Ukrainian rider Yehor Dementyev was deemed at fault for the crash and disqualified from the race while the Australian Alistair Donohoe, who appears to run across the line without his bike following the crash, would finish in fifth 55-seconds back on the winner. Patrik Kuril of Slovakia was the top C5 category rider finishing in fourth place.
