Australia's Jay Vine was knocked down by a kangaroo on the final stage Sunday but recovered to win the Tour Down Under cycle race, the first event of the 2026 World Tour. Vine was knocked from his bike when two large kangaroos bounced onto the road on a high-speed section with about 96 kilometers (61 miles) left in the undulating 169.8 kilometer (105 mile) stage through the hills around Adelaide. Video of the incident posted by SBS Sport showed Vine and other cyclists on the ground as the kangaroo hops across the road, trying to avoid a throng of competitors. One social media commenter called it "the most Australian crash I've ever seen." Three riders — Menno Huising, Lucas Stevenson and Alberto Dainese — were forced to quit the race and the kangaroo also was injured…"Everyone asks me what's the most dangerous thing in Australia and I always tell them it's kangaroos," said Vine, who won his home race for the second time in three years. "They wait and they hide in the bushes until you can't stop and they jump out in front of you. Point proven today.*
This story sounds an awful lot like human experience in general, doesn’t it? We are engaged in the race of life, minding our own business, when…BOOM! Seemingly out of nowhere, a “kangaroo” jumps into our path and, the next thing we know, we are surveying the wreckage and checking out our scrapes and bruises. Of course the “kangaroos” of which we speak are not actual animals but the struggles we face. Things like the death of a loved one, a financial setback, a divorce, the betrayal of a friend, etc.. Not things you plan for but can happen. What can we do? We “...run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus…” (Hebrews 12:1-2). We get back in the race. We may have a limp for a while but we press on toward the prize (Philippians 3:14).
God loves you!
Mike
*https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cyclist-jay-vine-hits-kangaroo-win-tour-down-under/
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