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A selfless cyclist interrupted his training to help a dog that was struggling on the side of the road in Argentina.

A video showed the man carrying the animal on his back after finding it abandoned and severely dehydrated.

The incident was filmed in the southern Argentine province of Rio Negro and the footage was shared on Facebook by sports training group Marican Team.

According to local media, three cyclists from the town of Villa Regina were travelling together when they came across an abandoned dog in the middle of the road that appeared dehydrated and disorientated.


The dog with the cyclists (Picture: CEN)

He carried the dog to the nerest town (Picture: CEN/Marican Team)

The video was accompanied with the message: ‘Rodri, Alan and Emiliano from Villa Regina helped an abandoned dog that was dehydrated during their training.’



The cyclists brought the dog back to town, but it is currently unclear who is caring for the animal at the moment.

The cyclist received praise after helping the animal to safety.

Social media users said he had ‘such a big heart’ and thanked him ‘for being so kind and looking after our four-legged friends.’

Marican Team describes itself as an organisation that prepares athletes by offering custom planning to achieve better performance.

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