Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
Do not put your hand out. Tuck and roll. Eddy B actually had his racers practice gymnastics (i.e. tumbling)
Looks like I'll pass his course when he becomes one of my coaches this winter.
Like MXL said, keep your hand on the bars, preferrably in a deathgrip. Keirin racers are trained to do this too. The most popular injury among crashed cyclists are broken collarbones which is caused by throwing out your arms to "protect" yourself.
All three of my crashes in my years, and no injurys. I've got permanent road rash scars on my eblow and the back of my hand/wrist to prove how I fall.