Originally Posted by kf5nd
So you helped him patch his tire up for him, but the patch didn't hold, and he went down? Is that what happened?
Don't think so. I read it as he had to leave the peloton to help the guy with the burst tire, thereby avoided the group crash, and probably feels he could have (should have?) been the one laying on the street instead of his friend.
Best wishes to your friend blue_serotta. And you take care, too.