Originally Posted by lilHinault
OK I looked up some of the sources, Eddy says he's ridden 200 rides in the previous year? And something about how Eddy had a derny crash early in his pro career and rode in pain after, and could not see the point in riding long distance unless there was a purpose to it. Maybe he got his back fixed now.
Yeah, it was a bad crash. The derny driver was killed and Eddy was affected by the back problem throughout his career.