Originally Posted by TheKillerPenguin
As a sidenote, Palmer was pretty ridiculous when it came to trying to move up in the pack. 150 guys squeezed into one lane made for very tight riding. Probably a good portion of why there were so many crashes as well.
Yeah, it was pretty silly. There were actually some riders trying to avoid the sand, water, frog bodies, etc which made for some interesting (heart stopping) moments...
Oddly, Sturbridge the day before, didn't have the yellow line rule, but had way more crashes...