2015 Bethel CDR Gold Race - March 22

[Jacob]

This is a crit with a very short lap and a small climb to the finish line. I got some new wheels and I mostly remember how to steer, so that's good. A lot of stuff happened in the race, but the finish was a bunch sprint with me somewhere in the middle. Maybe I can go uphill fast and get top 25%. Maybe. Whoops, two guys in front of me crash into each other and go down. I go over them and get completely inverted over the handlebars. I land on my forehead and right shoulder and the bike lands somewhere further on up the hill. I wish I had it on video. Fortunately, both of my new wheels are unharmed. Nothing broken, but my helmet is crushed in pretty well in the front. Almost definitely not a concussion, but my shoulder is injured. It's mostly better now.

[Len_E]

Christ Jacob, what a dreadful way to start the season. Glad you physically fine and hope you're in the next sprint finish with much better wheels to follow.

[pace21]

OMG this is the worst report ever. Substance, that is. Turn it around at ninigret!

[Mkidd3]

Yikes! Good to see you are doing better.... Good Luck at the next one!

Maybe Cratty can get you in on the Rudy order that just closed?

[Jacob]

Maybe Cratty can get you in on the Rudy order that just closed?

Thanks, but when a helmet saves your life, you go right out and buy the EXACT SAME HELMET.

[Bradford]

Holy smokes Jacob - this sounds unfortunate. Glad to hear you're mostly ok.

I have an extra helmet you can borrow in the interim.

[JeremyC]

Duuuuuuuuuude.

Glad the wheels are OK

[argus]

Very glad to hear that it was only the helmet that got the worst of it. Hopefully smooth sailing from here.

[Smudger]

Just catching up with this now. That's why I never asked you about it at Ninigret. Glad you are OK and were racing well.

[Jacob]

I am not visible in this video, but this is the crash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGh0NAoLRIQ

[Smudger]

Were you at the bottom of that pile or were you the other sorry mess lying on his own further off to the left?

[Jacob]

Neither, I think. My guess is that I'm hiding somewhere behind the pile.