A remarkable gesture on the Tour de France

As it has become a part of our daily routine this summer, we were watching the 18th stage of the Tour de France and we really were moved by the heart-stopping moment when Yellow Jersey’s Jonas Vingegaard almost bit the dust and miraculously stayed on his bike, 

This incident was followed by a similar skid and fall by Tadej Pogačar his next competitor, and while he seemed to ride on, Vingegaard showed great sportsmanship as he slowed to allow the Slovenian to catch up, the two-time champion stretched out a hand to thank his rival before reinstating their race.

Then, as if the law of Karma materialized in full force, Vingegaard brilliantly led out by team-mate Wout Van Aert, on the final climb to Hautacam, ended up winning the stage! 

I’d simply wish we’d see many more gestures like that one these days, and would love to see that exceptional kind of behavior extended to our politicians as well. That would herald the dawning of a bright day in our current, somber world!