Originally posted by MarkJerling Speaking of lycra. Nasty crash during our cycle race last night. Luckily I missed the carnage. Two of our cyclists (well actually 3, as the one bicycle was a tandem) had a crash and fall, going 67km/h, down a big hill in a bunch. Lots of bruises and some missing skin as is to be expected from a fall at that speed. Luckily they all seemed to have left the road before hitting the ground in the grass verge / fence / apple tree. Scraping along coarse tarseal at that speed is a bit like a cheese grater, so good luck that! The (rear) tandem rider did not have a scratch. One rider needs a new collarbone. When I spoke with him in the ambulance he was more concerned about his new lycra outfit being all torn up than the collarbone!
Poor guy was in shock.
Reminds me of a friend I met in Switzerland. He was zipping downhill in the mountains with an older non-disk brake bike and his front rim failed and collapsed at speed. He was in the hospital for a while. Scary stuff indeed.
I wish for your crew a speedy recovery.