Cycling Adventures in Alaska. Life around the Shop, Racing, Training, and Family.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Falling Rocks !!!
That's right. Well, here's a good story. So Bill, Adam ,and I rode out the Arm for a recovery ride. We had a nice tale wind heading back in town. We were riding in a pace line; Adam, myself, then Bill. I heard Adam yell and then all of a sudden I got smacked by a dozen rocks to the right side of me. Bill rode out of it, but I got the worse of it. So this big ass rock slid down from above, hit the road and exploded. When the rocks hit my front wheel, I went flying over my handlebars. I hit my head twice and landed on my hip and my upper rib cage. We were going about 30mph when I hit the pavement. I remember laying on the ground and seeing rocks all over the place in the road. I was hurt pretty bad. I finally got up and headed to the other side of the road and the fell down again because my hip was killing me. A guy sitting in his car gave me a ride back to the shop. Adam and I headed to the ER expecting the worse. Adam got a x-ray on his arm. No break, and he's still growing (birth plates). I went in for x-rays on pelvis and ribs. No breaks. They said I would be really sore for the next couple of days. I'm really sore today all over. You name it, it hurts. I think I'll try to ride a little at the end of week. So, what a freak accident. But it could have been worse. Alot worse.