Triple Bypass (Idaho Springs) Accident
07-20-05, 04:49 PM
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Triple Bypass (Idaho Springs) Accident
2005 Triple Bypass (Idaho Springs) Accident. Did any one see head on (bike on bike) bike crash near bottom of Idaho Springs. What happened to the riders? I hope everybody is OK!!
07-20-05, 09:36 PM
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I passed it just seconds after it happened (before the police arrived and ambulance). There appeared to be one guy laying flat with half his face bloodied - I did not see anyone else given the crowd that was forming. We kept riding to avoid creating any additional bottleneck at the base (enough people were already gathering and gawking which creates more potential for another accident).
From the descent I took at 45+ MPH, I was passed several times by riders. They were either (1) more skilled descenders than I or (2) risk takers who forgot that the the Triple is NOT for Cat 4,3,2,etc... riders only and were going too fast for the crowd they were attempting to pass.
My bet is on the later - sorry for being blunt, but that's how I see it.
From the descent I took at 45+ MPH, I was passed several times by riders. They were either (1) more skilled descenders than I or (2) risk takers who forgot that the the Triple is NOT for Cat 4,3,2,etc... riders only and were going too fast for the crowd they were attempting to pass.
My bet is on the later - sorry for being blunt, but that's how I see it.
