ChiCrossCup - St. Charles

[RoadRaven]

Ah Sheesh

Always gutting to finish (or, "not finish") in this way.

However... you hit a "something" and this means it was not easily seen and this crash was probably out of your control.

Take lots of arnica for those bruises, and I trust the bike is not too expensive to repair.

Railroad rails are so potentially lethal and I wish more clubs and organisers would choose courses without them, or cover them with carpet. They could leave a marshall there to remove the carpet if a train came!

Last year at the NZ National Road Cycling Champs, one of my sons was doing well but on one of the final laps, crossing the railway lines sent his wheel out of "true" and he was off the back of the leading bunch 'just like that'.

Sending much healing your way and try not to be too hard on yourself... we have crappy days and this was one of yours. Next time will be better

[wavedancer]

ouch!

It sounds like you were having a really good race. So sorry you hurt yourself. Railroad ties are lethal. I wiped out just stepping on one in my back yard and there is a railroad crossing on one of our road routes that regularly takes down cyclists.

You should feel good about how you raced before you went down and it sounds like there wasn't anything you could do to keep going after the crash.

Take it easy and let those bruises heal. I empathize as a technicolor hematoma 'crosser!

[Sheesh]

Technicolor hematoma is exactly correct! Every day brings different color to the bruises.

I figure that crashing on grass and mud must be easier than crashing in a road race, so I thank my stars that I haven't been "really" hurt yet. The wheel was easily repaired at the shop (by the junior who passed me without even breathing hard!).

As my husband says, "Cross was created to humble EVERYONE." I am humbled.

[trigirlpink]

Technicolor hematoma is exactly correct! Every day brings different color to the bruises.

I figure that crashing on grass and mud must be easier than crashing in a road race, so I thank my stars that I haven't been "really" hurt yet. The wheel was easily repaired at the shop (by the junior who passed me without even breathing hard!).

As my husband says, "Cross was created to humble EVERYONE." I am humbled.

Ditto on that! Humbling AND bruise-a-paloosa.
Good for you for "gathering" yourself after the tracks and finishing.

[Voodoo Sally]

Way to be tough, Sheesh. Nice effort.