00:03Cycling can be weird, and the most obvious way that this wonderful sports eccentricity manifests itself is in its race
00:10prizes.
00:11So, with that in mind, we decided to draw up a list of the most bizarre podium prizes.
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00:28Kern is known for its donkeys, but what was once a term of derision is now worn with pride by
00:33the town.
00:34That's why the winner of Kern Brussels Kern is awarded with a little cuddly donkey.
00:38That, and they need to be a real hard ass to get through one of the toughest races of the
00:42year.
00:47Nothing says congratulations like a roundel of stinking cheese, but that's exactly what past stage winners of the Tour of
00:53Britain have been rewarded with.
00:55Their teammates on the team bus must have been absolutely thrilled.
01:03If tasty local cheese doesn't float your boat, then how about heading to Austria for some massive sausage?
01:08Yet, the lucky race leader of the Tour of Austria receives one whopping Weissbauer sausage for every day the jersey
01:14is worn.
01:19The phrase, going the whole hog, really takes on a different meaning at Trobro Leon, otherwise known as the Tour
01:25of Leon.
01:26It's a unique race in a number of ways.
01:28It's 204 kilometres long, features 25 off-road sections, and includes everything from farm tracks to cobblestones to gravel paths.
01:36But, perhaps the most unique thing about the Tour of Leon is that it crowns two winners.
01:41The actual race winner, and then the first place Breton, who's lucky enough to win a real living piglet.
01:50The lucky rider that takes the King of the Mountains jersey in the Arctic race of Norway will be rewarded
01:55with a giant salmon toy.
01:57If they're lucky enough to take the overall King of the Mountains classification, then they get rewarded with 500 kilograms
02:03of prime Norwegian salmon.
02:09The lucky winner of Tirreno-Adriatico, a coast-to-coast race in Italy, is bespoke a large trident, the weapon
02:16most commonly associated with Neptune, the god of the sea.
02:19But the marine theme doesn't end there, and in the days preceding the race, the trident is ceremonially raised from
02:26the Terranian sea by divers of the Italian coast guard.
02:33Each time the Vuelta Espana visits Toledo, the stage winner receives a Toledo sword, a traditional piece of craftsmanship that
02:40dates back to before the Roman times, and every time one is given out, the mayor quips, good luck getting
02:46this through customs.
02:51So there you go, a list of our favourite, weird and wonderful cycling prizes that have been awarded over the
02:57years.
02:57If you have any good suggestions, then please let us know in the comments section below, and don't forget to
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