I know we shouldn’t laugh at the misfortunes of others, but since the invention of the internet that rule has been tossed out the window.

Do a quick Google search and you’ll find hundreds of results for ‘premature celebration’, just be sure to type that in correctly or you might be led down a dangerous path.

THIS one from last year is a personal favourite, a chap over in the U.S. really butchering an easy victory, but let’s look at the end of Britain’s Via Roma Cirencester Twilight Criterium Race.

It’s lead cyclist Jamie Wilkins who thinks he’s taking home top honours, that is until Jamie Penton decides to intervene.

Prawn pipped at the post by Penton – has a good ring to it.

[source:mashable]