Actually--there were ALMOST a couple of issues...I nearly crashed twice. Once because a rider in front of me hit the wheel of the rider in front of him, and the other time just involved some kind of chain reaction in the paceline I was riding in. I still don't know what happened but there was a lot of cursing involved and the "culprit" slunk off to the side and disappeared. Both times, I was able to brake and turn into the shoulder to avoid going down. I witnessed a lot of riders who are normally friendly, easy-going people get really cranky and downright hostile on this ride.