Complex sentence: By the 80-meter mark, Remigino held that big lead, and then the 19-year old at that point in the race made a mistake in his excitement at sight of the advancing tape-he pitched forward in a virtual lean.
Split into simpler sentences: By the 80-meter mark, Remigino held that big lead, and then the 19-year old at that point in the race made a mistake. In his excitement at sight of the advancing tape he pitched forward in a virtual lean.