Jack Bauer celebrates the completion of the Mont Ventoux with a wheelie
(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
AArrrhh... What's wrong with my bike - make it stop! Jack Bauer team Garmin climbs the final kilometres of the Hautacam and does a few stunts on the way.
(Image credit: Pete Goding.)
During last year's Tour de France stage to Mont Ventoux, Jack Bauer (Garmin-Sharp) was approaching the finish line and decided he'd pop a wheelie. It's just one of the many examples of the New Zealander getting his front wheel off the ground during a race and exciting the fans.
Cyclingnews caught up with Bauer ahead of the Tour of the Britain to find out the best way to pull a wheelie and whip the crowd into a frenzy.
"It's only possible to do a wheelie when you've warmed up," Bauer explained. "I can't just get straight on my bike in the morning and pull a wheelie. I probably could do it and it would make for some good camera footage, but it would be footage of me laying on the ground afterwards."
