OMG!!! Did anyone else go down with you? Last corner before the sprint finish can be pretty bad. Glad to hear you didn't break a bone. Do take care of your head. and your spine. Doesn't sound like you are spooked from the experience so that is good.
Sounds like you were tapped Can't imagine sucking something up in the rear deraillure.
Be safe. Some men I know tell me that I need to use other riders to cushion my fall.
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03-10-2008, 06:57 PM #1
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03-10-2008, 07:59 PM #2
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You poor thing!! I am curious about the insurance or do you have a team bike?
DH just got back into racing and I asked him not to do Crits because we simply cannot afford another $3,000 bike. Now he will probably trash it on some training ride because I said that!
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03-11-2008, 06:00 AM #3
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Ow! I had a last-corner crash last year, although not nearly as bad as yours.
Hope you come out of it OK physically and mentally.
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03-11-2008, 07:34 AM #4
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OUCH!!! Glad you are riding again! I am not a fan of groups/races/crits...I would rather take myself down on my own on the dirt...hehe!!!
Keep healing
**pink Gunnar you gave your Assault on Marion ticket to last year...Thanks again!!!I am a nobody; nobody is perfect, and therefore I am perfect.
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03-11-2008, 11:31 AM #5
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Owwwweee! That sucks.
Take it slowly. Baby steps.I can do five more miles.
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03-12-2008, 08:04 AM #6
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Oh girl, did you have a nasty fall!! Your poor body....and head....and BIKE!
I'm glad you weren't injured worse and that you are back in the saddle again. Are you eyeing another crit in the near future?
I was reading Lance Armstrong's War and during one of the TDF's there were 99 crashes at the beginning of the race.
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03-13-2008, 06:40 AM #7
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I saw Debi at the track last night...as one of her crit-riding-mates said...
"she is one tough cookie!!!"
Glad to see you back out there...You looked great!!!I am a nobody; nobody is perfect, and therefore I am perfect.
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