{"id":174540,"date":"2019-07-03T15:19:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T15:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=174540"},"modified":"2019-07-03T15:19:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T15:19:43","slug":"video-israeli-couple-kiss-as-they-win-the-national-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/07\/03\/video-israeli-couple-kiss-as-they-win-the-national-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Israeli Couple Kiss as They Win the National Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dubbed the \u201cKissing Champions\u201d, Omer Shapira and Guy Sagiv have gained overnight popularity after they shared a tender moment before going on to be crowned as winners of the Israeli National Championships Road Race.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Guy Sagiv raggiunge la fidanzata Omer Shapira ...\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tPCjJc2SM9Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Guy Sagiv, who races for Israel Cycling Academy, was taking part in the men\u2019s national road race while his partner Omer Shapira (Canyon Sram) was riding in the women\u2019s event. Both pros were approaching the finish line after launching solo attacks, and while they had no idea how the other one was doing, they still found time to kiss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he slowed down to kiss me, I urged him, \u2018Move it! Move it!\u2019\u201d Omer Shapira smiled in an interview later. \u201cI was worried that his rivals might catch him if we kept on kissing. I finished a few seconds later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, they didn\u2019t catch Guy and the tender moment will certainly make a few highlight reels. 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