"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - SLOW-MO peloton crash

Sorry if this has already been posted.

Adelphia Gran Prix: Cat 3

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1803090948907523392&q=cycle+racing

Man that musta hurt.....

Collar bones a'snappin'

:eek:

The guy on the left is sliding for what seems like and eternity

how the hell did that happen??!! he was just flying accross to his right allready out of control before he collected the innocent party..

That guy's head slammed HARD on that pavement, I don't think he's getting back up...

Was the guy at the beginning of the clip trying to sneak into the race? :p

Hi,

I always find it interesting how US amateurs mange to have horrific crashes while sprinting for lesser postitions. The last race that I rode a couple of weeks ago, there was a crash in the middle of the Masters 40+ pack during the sprint. The rider that started the melee was probably sprinting for 20th place.

Crashes are never good.

Kudos to the guy in the blue jersey who stopped and slowed down traffic from further crashing into the pile.

Anyone have a count as to how many went down in that clip? I'm on a laptop and can't really tell...

Two observations:

1. Note how several of the front-runners glance back at the wreck. Never look back when you hear crashing behind you!

2. Watch the right side of the front of the group. A bike flies forward of the crash and smacks a guy right in the face, taking him down, about 25' in front of where the crash began!

Now....all you Cat. 5 guys desperate to upgrade to avoid the carnage, note this was a Cat. 3 event. Like Greg LeMond says: "It doesn't get any safer, you just crash faster!"

Bob

Anyone speak French?

http://company.proximus.be/fr/download/Mobile_TV_FR.mpg

Anyone speak French?

http://company.proximus.be/fr/download/Mobile_TV_FR.mpg


What madness is this?!? :D :D

LOL @ the guy sitting on the rear tire getting his junk rocked.

1. Note how several of the front-runners glance back at the wreck. Never look back when you hear crashing behind you!

Absolutely! Whenever I hear the sound of metal hitting asphault, my reaction is to concentrate on what's ahead and beside me so I get around it. I HAVE seen riders look back at a crash and cause a second crash IN FRONT of the original one because they were swerving all over trying to see who/what/how.

I disagree about the safety thing, though. As riders learn more about traffic, stupid blunders are less likely. There's always the risk, and yes people get bolder as they get faster, but you're less likely to have a freak accident from someone who gets scared of the guy creeping out of his line in a corner, or something like that. Also, notice how the guys who fell exercised good falling reflexes (rolling) instead of throwing their hands out to get broken? Watching this video in slow motion was a great learning aid!

That race was my first road race ever (cat 5 obviously), I left right before the cat 3s. That looked nasty though.

Anyone speak French?

http://company.proximus.be/fr/download/Mobile_TV_FR.mpg

Need to get a few beers on board before I try to watch this one again. I'm traumatized!

Anyone speak French?

http://company.proximus.be/fr/download/Mobile_TV_FR.mpg


I have seen that before.... but I always die when the rider grabs another riders back wheel and rips it off! :roflmao:

Sorry if this has already been posted.

Adelphia Gran Prix: Cat 3

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1803090948907523392&q=cycle+racing
It's amazing how fast that **** happens isn't it? I like the guy crawling off the road at the end if only to make the road rash worse :D