How awful! What a rotten ride. I hope you'll be back in the saddle again soon!

"Duh - my dog just loves to chase bicycles and you shoulda seen all them biciclers riding past here today! He had him one heck of a time. They oughta do that every day!"

It might not be a bad idea to notify all the homeowners along a route before a race, though. Country folks have their habits (I knows - being as I'm one meself).