This one was in my race run at the 2007 US National Champs at Mount Snow, VT. My gloves fell off the lift on the way up to do my run. I could have really used those in this crash. I ended up getting a nice concussion, massive bruises on the palms of my hands and waddled to the nearest hay bale to collect myself. Not fun!
This was a really, REALLY wild crash. It was my first time down a certain trail in Pisgah. After a pretty high speed section, the trail just dips straight down into a blind rocky creek crossing. I was going so fast that I couldn't even brake because the trail just went from pretty mellow grade to really steep and I just floated down into the creek, breaking my fork apart. I didn't even realize that it was broken for about a minute because I hit so hard that I was sure I had broken some bones. Luckily only the fork broke.
Nothing too special about this pic, other than it was the first crash pic I've ever gotten. From Greenville, SC
3 comments:
Ahhh...I see you took the high right line, my favorite. Gracia was BSing w/ people in the pits and asked me what line I took. He said "phhhhh...high line is too scary for me!" Then next run I waited to see him come through...high line.
Yeah I was starting out on the right line, jumping over this little crack and exiting on the middle line...if that makes sense. I think my front end got caught up on said crack and bucked me off like an angry horse
i'm headed out tomorrow morning as long as its not super raining. lemme know if you're into pedaling. roll from town 8-9am or so
jg
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