Bicycle racers crash, tacks thrown onto course

[OakLeaf]

There was a year or two that I rode TOSRV where someone had done that.

Just last week here, someone threw a full cup of ice at a paceline training for a big charity ride. I guess it was "lucky" that it only hit the last person rather than causing a pileup ... but she broke her pelvis. And of course the throw-er skipped out.

What I always say ... the 5% of cars that see you at all, are aiming for you on purpose.

Aicabsolut, glad you're not hurt worse.

[XMcShiftersonX]

Imagine if you had crashed and fallen on the razor blades though... that would have not felt good.

Wow, and I can't believe she broke her pelvis! That's a horrible injury that will probably haunt her for the rest of her life with pain, could affect her if she was interested in having kids, not to mention that if she cut her main artery in that area she could bleed out and die within minutes. People need to stop ****ing around. I swear, sometimes I hate the people I have to share this planet with.

[aicabsolut]

The road guards kept sweeping the corners throughout the afternoon. The running theory is that the saboteurs stuck around and replenished the tack supply on the road from time to time. It's kind of odd that no one noticed anything unusual going on.

[Aggie_Ama]

Someone did this one year in the Houston to Austin MS150. The route passes through a state park known for its narrow, hilly roads. They put tacks down just to cause flats. It wasn't as though the roads are heavily traveled. At a recent mountain bike race some equestrians were upset the trail was closed so they moved tape in sections. The race had been posted for over a month and was one hour from being over. It is suspected the horse riders did it because they threw a fit at the entrance gate and to a park police.

I am glad you are okay, that is one sick person.