Even if your home country isn’t bringing home any medals from the Olympics, at least you can enjoy all the memes.
Tuesday night was the finals for men’s keirin, a sport that honestly I didn’t even know existed. Essentially it’s an indoor cycling race in which competitors start off behind an official on a motorized bike. They’re not allowed to pass the official until he or she gets off the track, then they all sprint for the finish.
Sounds confusing, right? Apparently the Olympians didn’t quite get the rules themselves, because they had not one but two false starts before getting it right on Tuesday. This was clearly both confusing and frustrating for spectators, but they eventually figured it out.
The 10o'clock News will soon become the 11o'clock news at this rate.. #keirin
— Sir Chris Hoy (@chrishoy) August 16, 2016
And you know who didn’t seem all that amused that the world’s greatest athletes kept screwing up the start? The official on the motorized bike. Obviously, the unsung hero became the meme of the night.
Dude just loves being on his bike #Keirin #OlympicCycling pic.twitter.com/3CbANCpGwG
— Coach Lockey (@CoachLockey) August 16, 2016
When you think you've finished work and you're made to stay an hours overtime #Rio2016 #keirin pic.twitter.com/PNLsB7dv33
— Luke (@lukewellens01) August 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/mimmymum/status/765693392504385536
Action replay #keirin #cycling pic.twitter.com/dsWrg3n6i4
— Mav (@drunkenmav) August 16, 2016
Waiting for the end of the #keirin like pic.twitter.com/hwSDqpXry3
— RedScharlach (@redfacts) August 16, 2016
The man they seemingly want to beat. #keirin pic.twitter.com/Z32b0pBXmT
— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) August 16, 2016
No medal for the official, but at least he got turned into a meme—that’s the true gold at the Olympics.
H/T Mashable