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10 Seconds on Screen and Then Disaster Struck: the Poor Cyclocross Rider Who Went Viral because of "Brick Legs" Tells His Story

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So much lactic acid made us feel sorry for him. Vilmar Aastrup (18) was on camera for ten seconds in Namur when Mathieu van der Poel and his teammates sped past him, but just then the Swede got cramps all the way to his ears. The image quickly went viral: "Some people thought I was having a stroke," he laughed about it a day later.
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10 Seconds on Screen and Then Disaster Struck: the Poor Cyclocross Rider Who Went Viral because of "Brick Legs" Tells His Story

So much lactic acid made us feel sorry for him. Vilmar Aastrup (18) was on camera for ten seconds in Namur when Mathieu van der Poel and his teammates sped past him, but just then the Swede got cramps all the way to his ears. The image quickly went viral: "Some people thought I was having a stroke," he laughed about it a day later.

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sporza.be broke the news in on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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