Incredible sporting cyclist allows competitor third place

What a sport! Incredible moment a cyclist REFUSES to overtake his rival after the athlete suffers a puncture near finish line.

这才是运动精神！自行车手在临近终点时自行车爆胎，而紧随其后的对手却拒绝超越。

When cyclist Agustin Navarro’s rival suffered a puncture near the finish line of a big competition, it was the perfect opportunity for him to speed into third place and win the bronze medal.

在西班牙坎塔布里亚举行的自行车大赛上，一名参赛选手在临近终点的时候车轮胎被刺爆，此时对于紧随其后的选手奥古斯丁﹒纳瓦罗来说是绝好的机会，他尽可以加快速度，获得铜牌。

But in an incredible display of sportsmanship, Mr Navarro slowed down and refused to overtake competitor Ismael Esteban, following him as he ran along the road with his bike on his shoulders.

爆胎选手伊斯梅尔﹒埃斯特班并未放弃比赛，而是扛着车到了终点，然而，紧随其后的纳瓦罗却刻意放慢速度，拒绝超越，跟随他抵达终点，在体育竞赛方面这简直令人难以置信。

Footage of the scene shows stunned spectators applauding Mr Navarro’s gesture and cheering the two men as they make it over the finish line - Mr Esteban, by foot; Mr Navarro, on his bike.

现场录像显示，两边围观观众对纳瓦罗的这一举动表示诧异，并为其鼓掌，两位选手，一位扛车步行，一位骑车慢行，到达终点时观众纷纷欢呼。

The video was later posted online, where it has since been shared thousands of times globally.

该视频发布在网上后，在全球被分享了上千次。

Mr Esteban, 32, who had been in third place for the majority of the Santa Barbara cyclo-cross race in Cantabria, northern Spain, was only 300 metres from the finish line when his tyre gave out.

选手埃斯特班在距离终点线只有300米时，赛车轮胎爆胎。32岁的埃斯特班，曾在西班牙北部坎塔布里亚圣巴巴拉越野赛中夺得季军头衔。

The puncture forced him to hoist his bike - which had been giving him trouble throughout the gruelling race - onto his shoulders. He then started sprinting in a bid to keep his position.

这场长久的拉锯赛事，眼看就要到达终点，可这时车胎爆破真是给他带来了大麻烦，但他并没有放弃比赛，只好肩扛赛车冲刺到达终点。

Seconds later, Mr Navarro, 37, caught up with him - and could have easily sped past him. But in a touching move, he slowed right down and let Mr Esteban finish the race ahead of him.

几秒钟后，37岁的选手纳瓦罗追赶上了埃斯特班，本可以选择加速超越他。但令人动容的是，他刻意放慢了速度，紧随埃斯特班到达终点。

This week, Mr Navarro, who has been praised by Internet users for his gentlemanly act, described how he braked ’out of respect for somebody who had been superior in every moment.’

本周，网民对纳瓦罗的这一绅士风度大加赞赏，出于对此前一直强于自己的对手的尊重，他选择刹车跟随。

He told a local newspaper: ’I don’t want to win like that. ’To overtake him just before the finish line would have been unethical.’

他告诉某报社，“我不想这样赢。在终点线前超越他是不道德的。”

Amazingly, a grateful Mr Esteban tried to give his bronze medal to Mr Navarro after the contest. However, his opponent stoutly refused the prize.

而更令人惊讶的是，赛后，这位埃斯特班先生却要把铜牌让给纳瓦罗。不过，他的对手拒绝接受奖牌。

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来源:Daily Mail爱语吧作者:Lylian