Moment quick-thinking cyclist stops herd of cows escaping as helpless farmer chases them

The Independent

This is the moment a quick-thinking cyclist stops a herd of cows escaping as a helpless farmer chases them down a country lane.  Andrew O’Connor was cycling the Great Dun Fell, near the small village of Knock, when he stopped for a snack on 30 August.  He soon came across the cows walking down the road.  Instead of turning into their pasture through the door the farmer had opened, the cows continued down the road, with the frantic farmer shouting at Mr O’Connor telling him to stop them.  Mr O’Connor put his arms up and stopped the cows, while the farmer rushed to get around them.

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00:00 This has to be the strangest thing to ever happen to me on a bike ride.

00:03 I'm at the bottom of Great Dwin Fell here, I'm eating on a bar and I'm changing my GoPro batteries.

00:09 I see a load of cows in the road, didn't think much of it at the moment as the gate here was open and I just thought they'd be going in there.

00:16 But they go past the gate, then the farmer starts screaming at me.

00:20 Pardon?

00:21 What am I supposed to do?

00:24 Stop.

00:26 Stop.

00:27 Stop.

00:28 Stop.

00:31 Well done.

00:43 Bit out of comfort zone, eh?

00:47 That'll stop, you're alright.

00:49 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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