The young athlete is remembered because he cried helplessly at the United Kingdom Cycling World Championships in the U-23 category in 2019. That day one of the tires on his bicycle was punctured and help never came.
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Life takes many turns, sometimes it is lost but in others the triumphs come overflowing with joy by the lot; such is the case of the Colombian cyclist Germán Darío Gómez.
Who today was dressed in glory and joy with the Colombia Tierra de Atletas team, as he was crowned National Road Champion of the men’s sub-23 category.
In the competition, the man from Santander won a circuit of 3 laps in the capital of the department of Risaralda. The route was composed of 158 kilometers.
His triumph has been the struggle and the constant effort to get up in the midst of adversity.
?♀?♂ There is a National Champion! Germán Dario Gómez is the one who wins the category, men Under 23 #NacionalDeRutaXWIN. pic.twitter.com/BKD7uMfYCO
— WinSportsTV (@WinSportsTV) February 12, 2022
Well, overcoming what happened three years ago when he cried helplessly at the UK Cycling World Championships in the Under-23 category has not been easy at all.
That day one of the tires on his bicycle got a puncture and help never came, being eliminated from the competition.
the story of that day
Gómez from Santander was the protagonist of the sad scene that went viral a few years ago in the world of cycling.
It happened on the roads of England, when he ended up crying because in the middle of the competition he got a flat tire and his team did not come to help him, he had to take his bicycle on foot and lost the race for which he had been preparing for years.
There were 77 kilometers left to go, the Colombian cyclist was between thethe first places. Gómez participated with the Colombian team in the long-distance test of the U-23 category of the United Kingdom Cycling World Championship.
It is the best setting for cyclists in training. There, a “good pedaling” helps to position the athletes of the discipline to be called by international teams and go to other competitions.
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For this reason, the cry of the Colombian cyclist Germán Gómez moved so much, because together with his road partner Miguel Hoyos, he was two key pieces of the country in the World Cup.
At the end of the day and after two minutes waiting for help -the maximum is 40 seconds-, Gómez loaded his bicycle, the wheel, and in the midst of tears he continued the competition on foot. But it was not valid.
Gómez’s moving scene occurred after the also rugged Yorkshire circuit, which at that time was the world champion and lost the possibility of revalidating after a fall.
This was the video of Gómez crying.
German Dario Gomez (Colombia) got emotional after stopping in the peloton with a rolled rear tyre. He started walking the course and it was several minutes until a chase group (and support cars) could reach him. Brutal #Yorkshire2019 pic.twitter.com/PGWyhJ0eWN
— Daniel Ostanek (@LVCKV) September 26, 2019
