Do you think the quick release failed? Is it broken?

anyway that's why on my motorized bike at least I always use bolt on axles and even try to have those "safety washers" if the fork accomodates them. It's really nasty going over like that and glad you're OK.

Actually in 14 years of racing road, I only ever heard of one QR lever failure- and that was a VERY minimal Hi-E that was really sort of just an alloy bolt on affair- Never had one go myself, but cringe when I see some turkey turn the lever the wrong way, so that it can catch on something and open-

like Dave Stoller quickly does in "Breaking Away" just before he kisses the postman. Ciao Lance..... moocher's going....