Evan Van Der Spuy, South African Cyclist, Hit By Antelope While Mountain Biking (VIDEO)

This one will make you wince.

Evan van der Spuy, a mountain biker on team Jeep South Africa, was hit by a buck while riding in a race at Albert Falls Dam in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

In the video, we hear his team mate, Travis Walker, warning van der Spuy to "watch the buck." And while van der Spuy looks to his right, there's nothing he can do. Moments later...well, you'll see what happens.

According to Global Post, van der Spuy was taken out by a red hartebeest, a type of antelope that can weigh as much as 330 pounds.

Shockingly, the visibly shaken -- and audibly groaning -- van der Spuy didn't suffer any serious injuries, although his helmet was shattered. He tweeted later that he's "stable with nothing more than a very stiff neck," thanking his team mates for their help.

@evanvdspuy
Evan van der Spuy Just saw the footage that put me in hospital with a very stiff neck take my hat off 2 @traviswalkermtb you got some good camera skills man
Oct 09 via Twitter for BlackBerry®FavoriteRetweetReply

According to the YouTube description, Walker took this video with a GoPro camera. GoPro has been suspected of launching some pretty savvy viral video campaigns, but this video seems legit.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

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Comments

[longtimegone]

01:19 PM on 10/28/2011

The sheer force of the intention behind that hit was obvious: "Get your bike trail, your titanium frame, and your spandex off my savannah!"

[BobSacomano]

09:44 AM on 10/28/2011

That was cool.

[kadellagroove]

08:42 PM on 10/21/2011

coulda had a V-8

[USMCR]

10:39 AM on 10/19/2011

this is what happens when you bring an ipone to android country LOL

[StraferX]

07:00 PM on 10/16/2011

That right there will make ya need to change your shorts. Glad the fella wasnt hurt to bad but it was an incredible hit.

[cheo]

02:19 AM on 10/15/2011

Poor guy--didn't know what hit him. But I have to ask. Why is everybody reporting on this story calling the animal a buck? Both sexes of this species are large, have horns and the same markings--how does one know from that distance?

Antelope are very agile and have a habit of zigzagging around very quickly. This one sure didn't--it stayed right on course, almost like it was charging--but then looked like it was trying to jump over at the last minute. They do have pretty poor eyesight.

It's calving season there right now...maybe it was a weird attempt to protect a nearby calf.

[LordByron13]

09:34 PM on 10/13/2011

For some reason, I had a flashback of one of Lawrence Taylor's many sacks.

[gator52]

04:22 PM on 10/13/2011

very funny

[Jake Dogg]

02:14 PM on 10/13/2011

I guess even the antelope think the spandex suits are dumb.

[jl4141]

02:12 PM on 10/13/2011

Holy mackeral -- the exact same thing happened to me once! Except for the antelope part.

[Bill Ding]

01:18 PM on 10/13/2011

That could only happen to a dumb human.

[kitten645]

09:52 PM on 10/18/2011

Yeah..I don't recall many other species on bicycles. Circus bears be warned!

[justme2005]

11:48 AM on 10/13/2011

Holy crap that was out and out road rage...hope Mr. Antelope's insurance premiums were paid...

[O K Ali]

02:30 AM on 10/13/2011

Like a good neighbor, State Farm is staying out of this one.

[ComicBooksandPolitics]

01:30 AM on 10/13/2011

good thing that wasn't a lion!

[emybyrns325]

07:54 PM on 10/12/2011

you can actually hear the Buck say "MOVVE" lol