Cycling · Leuggern
Belgian cyclist Liam Slock slides across finish line to claim first professional win in Switzerland
The 25-year-old Lotto Intermarché rider beat Aleksandr Vlasov and Richard Carapaz on a false-flat uphill finish at the GP Gippingen, then hit the deck while raising his arms to celebrate.
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In brief
Liam Slock recorded the first victory of his pro career at the GP Gippingen.
Slock fell on the finish line after raising his arms but still won the race.
The 173.8 km race took place on 14 June 2026 in Leuggern, Switzerland, on a false‑flat uphill finish.
Vlasov placed second, Carapaz third at 1 second, Nys fourth at 3 seconds, Alaphilippe fifth and Widar sixth.
The race and the finale
Liam Slock (Lotto Intermarché) won the 62nd edition of the GP du Canton d’Argovie, now called GP Gippingen, a 173.8 km one‑day race around Leuggern in Switzerland on Sunday, 14 June 2026. In a tight uphill sprint he edged out Russia’s Aleksandr Vlasov (Red Bull‑BORA‑hansgrohe) and Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz (EF Education‑EasyPost), with Vlasov second and Carapaz third at one second.
The crash
Slock had opened his sprint early and had a gap as he approached the line. As he raised both arms to celebrate his first professional victory, he lost control and fell onto his right shoulder, sliding across the finish on the asphalt with his bike trailing behind. Photo‑finish images confirmed he had crossed the line first, already on the ground.
The finish order
Behind the podium, Thibau Nys (Lidl‑Trek) took fourth place at three seconds, in his first race of the season. Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor) was fifth and Jarno Widar (Lotto Intermarché) sixth, returning after four months without racing. The top six were spread over a handful of seconds on the rising final straight.
The image that went viral
The finish produced footage that circulated rapidly on social media. One report described the moment as taking the cycling expression “bike throw” literally. Slock escaped with only minor abrasions and finished the day with his first pro‑win trophy.
The rider
Liam Slock, a Belgian from Ghent, is reported as being either 25 or 26 years old depending on the source. He rides for the Lotto Intermarché team. Sunday’s win was his first professional career victory, achieved in a way that few will forget.
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Sources and context
- Le Figaro.frCyclisme : en vidéo, l'incroyable première victoire du Belge Liam Slock qui chute avant la ligne
- RTBFGP Gippingen : le Belge Liam Slock chute sur la ligne mais décroche son 1er succès pro, retours réussis pour Nys et Widar - RTBF Actus
- Ouest FranceVIDÉO. Ce cycliste lève les bras sur la ligne d'arrivée, chute et gagne en glissant sa première victoire en carrière !
- 7sur7Incroyable fin de course en Suisse: Liam Slock chute sur la ligne, mais décroche la première victoire de sa carrière
- Liam Slock
- Belgian cyclist for Lotto Intermarché who won his first professional race at the GP Gippingen despite crashing on the finish line.
- Aleksandr Vlasov
- Russian cyclist for Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe who placed second at the GP Gippingen.
- Richard Carapaz
- Ecuadorian cyclist for EF Education-EasyPost who placed third, one second behind, at the GP Gippingen.
- Thibau Nys
- Belgian cyclist for Lidl-Trek who placed fourth in his first race of the season at the GP Gippingen.
- Julian Alaphilippe
- French cyclist for Tudor who placed fifth at the GP Gippingen.
- Jarno Widar
- Belgian cyclist for Lotto Intermarché who placed sixth on his return from a four-month absence at the GP Gippingen.
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