Let us say this once–don’t ever, ever prematurely celebrate a win. Spanish cyclist Eloy Teruel learned this the hard way after he celebrated “winning” his “Tour Of California” race a lap early. The Spainard was shouting and fist bumping as he crossed the line, and then saw all of the other cyclists zoom past him. He ended up getting 56th place. Which is almost exactly the opposite of first place. Check out the hilariously awkward video below…
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Teruel now joins a long list of athletes who’ve celebrated prematurely and paid a price. Usually in public humiliation, thanks to the internet and people doing things like making snide gifs of their failure. Check out a few favorites below–and never forget that karma is a bitch, people…
