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Video: Shocking footage as coach punches and kicks young rider

Incident reportedly happened at a race in Egypt; film uploaded to Facebook on Sunday
by Simon_MacMichael
Wed, Jan 25, 2017 19:52
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Shocking footage has emerged online that shows a man, said to be a cycling coach, punching and kicking a young rider in Egypt.

The video was posted to Facebook on 22 January by Alexandria-based cyclist Modo Peiraias.

It’s not clear exactly when the incident happened, which event the youngster was participating in, or what had happened immediately beforehand.

By any standards, though, it’s a brutal assault and one that leaves the young rider lying on the roadside.

The coach, who only stopped the attack when approached by several men, one of whom appears as though he may be a race commissaire, gets back in his van.

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Simon MacMichael

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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Veloism | 7 years ago
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riotgibbon | 7 years ago
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judging by what I hear sometimes from the tracksides of races, plenty of parents here would booting their little Forçats de la Route up the arse too if they thought they could get away with it ....

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OldRidgeback replied to riotgibbon | 7 years ago
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riotgibbon wrote:

judging by what I hear sometimes from the tracksides of races, plenty of parents here would booting their little Forçats de la Route up the arse too if they thought they could get away with it ....

 

I've seen a few parents at races over the years who need to reconsider the way they're bringing up their children. One kid I know was banned after his dad picked a fight with another parent following a race result that didn't go the way the aggressor would've preferred. Sadly, the child wasn't a lot nicer than his dad as he'd probably learned to be a thug from a young age. The son was banned a second time after picking a fight with another kid, a pity as he was actually quite a talented rider.

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Welsh boy | 7 years ago
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And Nicole Cooke thought she had it tough!

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mikecassie | 7 years ago
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Nothing surprises me about Egypt, some of the worst driving I've seen and no way would I risk cycling there.  It makes the UK look positively cycle/cyclist friendly!  

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OldRidgeback replied to mikecassie | 7 years ago
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mikecassie wrote:

Nothing surprises me about Egypt, some of the worst driving I've seen and no way would I risk cycling there.  It makes the UK look positively cycle/cyclist friendly!  

 

Egyptian roads are pretty bad as I found out though Libya actually has the worst road fatality rate of any country in the world, with Thailand in second place.

 

You may find this of interest:

http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_safety_status/2015/en/

 

 

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PaulBox | 7 years ago
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I think young cyclists of Cairo are safer with this coach than they are cycling on the local roads. Some of the most mental driving I have ever witnessed in my life...

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Yorkshire wallet | 7 years ago
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No wonder Egypt has no talent coming through. 

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