Bike race winner lands on face at finish line (Video)

Bicycle races are tough on the mind and the body. To be a competitive bicycle racer you must train for hours on end, have discipline, eat right, and be in great shape in order to win.

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The most notorious bicycle race of the year went down yesterday; the 71st Tour of Somerville. Okay, so maybe this is not the Tour de France and you have likely never heard of this race, but the finale will leave your gut hurting from laughter.

New Jersey’s Noah Granigan finished first in the junior race, which is certainly a cause for celebration right? Well, the focus of the race became what happened after Granigan crossed the finish line. 

As Granigan put his hands up in celebration of his hard fought victory, he lost control of his bicycle and ate pavement pretty hard during the wipeout. Check out the video of the crash below:

The videographer said it best:

"At least he won!"

We have seen premature celebrations in bicycle races go awry, but never have we seen a post victory celebration go awry quite like this.

After the win, Granigan took to twitter to celebrate, or loathe his unsavory finish:

Those certainly do not seem like the tweets of a victor. Granigan was not hurt from the crash, but his ego probably took a hit. What have we learned today? Always keep your hands on the handlebars, even after you take gold.