Seahawks fan goes viral for hilarious stunt at Tour de France
You need not look further for evidence of that than at this year's Tour de France, where someone was spotted wearing a Seattle Seahawks jersey, along with and a helmet fitted with antlers.
On the back of the fan's jersey was the name of Tour de France participant and three-time winner of the event, Tadej Pogacar, who has won two stages at the Tour de France so far this year.
Why the antlers? Your guess is as good as mine.
The fan didn't just stand on the side of the road, either. It appears he was actually running alongside the cyclist for a short time.
Pogacar is in first place overall, according to the official leaderboard. However he fell just short in the latest stage, finishing in second behind Thymen Arensman.
The fan, meanwhile, finished in first place for awesomeness.
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