Flying dismount race report
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Flying dismount race report
Chuck Pontius Crit (Cat 4) in Santa Clarita, CA. Half way through, a few riders went down and the pack split just in time for me to hit the brakes and prepare for impact. While I grazed off someone's rear wheel, I clipped out and skated on my cleats for a few feet. Meanwhile, the downed rider is shouting "That's it! I'm not racing anymore!" (I'm sure he'll be back in a week or two). I went back to my bike and checked it out. The rear wheel had shifted in the dropouts. Fixed it, got my free lap, and was back in the race. I'm pretty proud of myself for handling that as well as I did. I'm not proud of myself for going off the back just before 5 to go. I need to get stronger if I'm going to hang.
Anybody know what exactly caused that crash?
Anybody know what exactly caused that crash?
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The course had a center divider coming out of turn 1, so I guessed if there was trouble, it would be there. The crash happened shortly after that, seemingly after we were clear of the turn, which makes me wonder what happened (specifically). Crashes on straights aren't that common. I'm sure it was a lack of inattention, but most likely someone did something to set it off.
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Hi urbanknight,
Sounds like a very nice save. What was the temp up there -- 110 degrees.
It hit 98 in Long Beach.
Sounds like a very nice save. What was the temp up there -- 110 degrees.
It hit 98 in Long Beach.
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It was right about 90 that afternoon in Santa Clarita. A gentle breeze helped a little, too.
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Awesome. I skated out of part of a ~40 mile crash in a crit earlier this year. It was pretty cool. It was actually a prime lap and according to a photog I was in front of everyone for a moment while skidding, wish he had a picture of it.
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Chuck Pontius Crit (Cat 4) in Santa Clarita, CA. Half way through, a few riders went down and the pack split just in time for me to hit the brakes and prepare for impact. While I grazed off someone's rear wheel, I clipped out and skated on my cleats for a few feet. Meanwhile, the downed rider is shouting "That's it! I'm not racing anymore!" (I'm sure he'll be back in a week or two). I went back to my bike and checked it out. The rear wheel had shifted in the dropouts. Fixed it, got my free lap, and was back in the race. I'm pretty proud of myself for handling that as well as I did. I'm not proud of myself for going off the back just before 5 to go. I need to get stronger if I'm going to hang.
Anybody know what exactly caused that crash?
Anybody know what exactly caused that crash?
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The course had a center divider coming out of turn 1, so I guessed if there was trouble, it would be there. The crash happened shortly after that, seemingly after we were clear of the turn, which makes me wonder what happened (specifically). Crashes on straights aren't that common. I'm sure it was a lack of inattention, but most likely someone did something to set it off.
Anyway, I found a pic of your bike in the socal bike gallery, and was able to match it up with the rider looking through our pics. Here you go
More pics
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Warming up
Big field
Broken bike
Love the expression on his face
Me again
And again
My teammate got second at punchbowl yesterday
Sprint
Working for it
But not enough
Big field
Broken bike
Love the expression on his face
Me again
And again
My teammate got second at punchbowl yesterday
Sprint
Working for it
But not enough
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Not sure exactly what caused it. Someone later said that someone didn't hold their line and came out wide into someone else. I ended up running into the [Helen's] guy that was on the ground after I nearly managed to avoid him, and flopped on top of him at about 1mph. Apparently he went down in the Torrance crit last week, so I can understand why he would be upset. I rode around with 3 other guys and we used a free lap and got back in. I think I've asked you before, but what is your bike & kit? I'll look for you in my wife's pictures.
Finally, a "you suffering in a race" pic of me. Thanks!
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Sequence starts here
This looks like the start of the crash. Watch the guy in black/white/light blue
This appears to be shortly after. You can see a leg and wheel starting to go sideways near the middle of the picture.
And he hits the ground
Ouch
Enter me from picture left (white & black Platinum kit)
Nowhere to go
And there's UrbanKnight right behind me
Sorry, you're in my way
Group hug... nice dismount Urb
This looks like the start of the crash. Watch the guy in black/white/light blue
This appears to be shortly after. You can see a leg and wheel starting to go sideways near the middle of the picture.
And he hits the ground
Ouch
Enter me from picture left (white & black Platinum kit)
Nowhere to go
And there's UrbanKnight right behind me
Sorry, you're in my way
Group hug... nice dismount Urb
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Heh, thanks. Maybe I should try gymnastics. But wow, so it was you who I crashed into. I just remember a white jersey getting closer and closer, and locking my brakes up as I didn't see an escape. I hope I wasn't the reason you fell over onto him.
Oh, and was I the only one marveling at all the skinny skid marks the next lap around?
Oh, and was I the only one marveling at all the skinny skid marks the next lap around?