Originally Posted by
Miles2go
Ehh, ~32mph in a crit race. Peloton sized pack. Dominoes. I've raced many years and that's the only road biking crash I've had. I reach at least 45 mph on every long ride that I do around here. 47 mph on my cross bike the last time I had it out on a road ride.
Same here. Guy in front of me swerved into my front wheel and his rear derailleur took out a bunch of spokes on my front wheel. Said wheel tacoed and put all 30 mph of forward motion straight into the ground. Got my face out of the way of the ground, but direct hit on my collarbone shattered it into 6 pieces. Funny thing is that I was more pissed off at the dude than hurt. Chucked my bike into the bushes and then realized that my left arm wasn't cooperating. Then it hurt...
It was the wind up for the sprint on the backstretch and the dude that hit me had the nerve to cut off the course before the finish line and take off.