[BVC-CHAT] Fwd: [Riders] Fwd: Crash Update

[Brett]

Good luck with your recovery!  I crashed a few weeks back and bounced down
the road as well.  After the initial shock, it all gets better.  Reminds me
to replace my cleats since they are getting old.
- B

On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Jean Marie Linhart <jmlinhart at gmail.com>wrote:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Pierce Young <pyoung2590 at gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 5:14 PM
> Subject: Crash Update
> To: CYCLING-TEAM at listserv.tamu.edu
>
>
>      For those of you who weren't there, I crashed just outside of
> Tunis on the Saturday morning ride today and took Herc out with me.
> Shortly after the right turn that leads to Tunis, Carlberg jumped for
> the Tunis sign. I was right behind him but was not really in the mood
> to sprint, plus my dad was on the ride so I was hoping to save him
> some confusion and stay back if needed. Herc, however, was right
> behind me and yelled, "Go, Pierce! Go, go go!" so I decided to sprint
> anyway. I stood up on the pedals and got in about three strokes before
> my right foot came unclipped. I tried to maintain my balance and pull
> over to the side so that I could slow down and clip back in. I was
> unable to slow down and lost control. From what I can mentally piece
> together, I went over my handlebars. My left foot got caught in the
> handlebars as I went over. This jerked my body towards the ground, and
> my right forearm (my hands were instinctively pulled up towards my
> shoulders to protect my chest) pounded the ground. I bounced and slid
> on my back briefly before somehow flipping over and sliding the rest
> of the way on my stomach. Miraculously, my head and neck never hit the
> ground, and since I landed in the grass, the only damage to my kit was
> a few small holes in my bibs. When I finally stopped, I saw Herc run
> over my bike and proceed to do a follow up study on my turf grass
> sampling.
>       I laid on the ground for a few seconds, feeling like somebody
> hit me in the arm and then in the stomach with a baseball bat. As
> someone tried to stand me back up, everything started to go dark and
> very quiet, so I was put back down. Some nice man was driving by and
> saw my situation. He offered to take me back to my dorm, even though
> he was headed the other direction. He took me, my dad, and our bikes
> back to my dorm, and then my dad and I headed to the emergency room to
> check out my arm, which we though my have a green stick fracture.
>      They took some x-rays at the ER, but they were unable to
> determine if I had a fracture or not. They could see some fluid
> buildup around my elbow, which could be a sign of an occult fracture.
> They put my arm in a sling and bandaged the worst of the minor cuts I
> sustained. I'm going to have to get a checkup in three to five days
> with an orthopedist to see if there is a fracture. In the meantime, I
> will have to wear a sling on my right arm. Currently, the pain has
> gone down, but has not subsided entirely.
>      My bike was screwed up pretty good. Both levers need to be
> replaced; I need to cables and housing; the bartape and brakehood
> cover on the left side are decimated;my front wheel went out of true;
> and my stem got bent. I will post photos on Facebook.
>      Needless to say, I don't think I'll be racing the state road race
> on Saturday. On the bright side, everyone else gets handups!
> Pierce "crashing is like riding a roller coaster, only it hurts a
> little more when you're done" Young
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