So you thought your windy commute was bad

[Smurfy]

Spare a thought for these cyclists, attempting and mostly failing to complete a race in Benidorm against the head wind from hell.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6YK9yNQLVo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6YK9yNQLVo
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/videos/news/watch-riders-blown-over-by-strong-winds-race-abandoned

http://road.cc/content/news/178185-video-watch-riders-battle-100kph-headwind-without-success

 

[screenman]

Pay attention at the back, this was done on Sunday

 

[I like Skol]

Stupid carbon bikes and lightweight riders!

I don't have problems like that with my bikes

 

[Globalti]

Same story on the Cape Argus a few years ago, exacerbated by the fact that the race starts in the city centre and comes undeneath a building, which funnels the wind:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8wtnBJOgdM