Without shoes or a helmet, a young cyclist steals the show

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Without shoes or a helmet, a young cyclist steals the show

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a 100% feel good story in these desperate times.

good job Pech Theara :thumb: :thumb:

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Pech Theara gripped the curved handlebars of his rusty old bike, planted his bare feet on its pedals and stormed as fast as he could towards the finish line.

The odds were against him as the 13-year-old faced off against kids with nicer bikes at the Flying Bikes MX Bike Park in Phnom Penh’s Prek Leap commune on November 8.

But spectators couldn’t take their eyes off the kid on a crickety old bike bought from a trash picker for $5.

Theara tells The Post: “I found there was a bike race and my friend and I asked the organisers to register. They did not mind that we didn’t have any of the standard equipment.”
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle ... 1ban7gnrcU
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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I nearly got a tear in my eye
then suddenly remembered grumpy old munts aren't supposed to do that kind of thing.

'Great story!
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Damn, even a full school scholarship!

Wonderful story. Thanks @phuketrichard. Needed this.

PS. Film script writers are racing each other now.
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