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| 1918.1 | 2nd hand report | ULTRA::WITTENBERG | Uphill, Into the Wind | Mon Apr 29 1991 16:14 | 13 |
| The eye witness (from someone in the race) report on the usenet is
that the driver was pulled over by the police escort to let the
race go by, and skidded when she hit the shoulder, ending up
sliding broadside into the peloton. The rider claimed that her
tires were bald and that there were lots of screws protruding from
the hood from home sheet metal repair, and that the front edge of
the hood was sharp, leading to a lot of lacerations.
There were several compound bone fractures (mainly of the lower
leg), and a bunch of broken helmets, and broken bike frames, but
everyone survived. No major head injuries reported.
--David
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| 1918.2 | Tour de Moore | SHALOT::ELLIS | John Lee Ellis - assembly required | Mon Apr 29 1991 18:33 | 9 |
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This is a sad story. I'm glad no one was killed. It's what you
dream about "trapped" in a peloton (which happens to me only about
3 times a year - i.e., not the real voice of experience here).
One detail: this was in the Tour de Moore (in Moore County, about
100 miles east of Charlotte, 60 miles SSW of Raleigh), near
Rockingham NC. It's a big race, and one that's been going on
for years in NC. I'm sure it wrecked quite a few racers' seasons.
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| 1918.3 | | WMOIS::N_FLYE | | Tue Apr 30 1991 20:53 | 10 |
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John,
Is this person going to be on the road when we come down for your
rides? If so I will be bringing my peddle powered armored personnel
carrier. That is if Ed doesn't mind putting it on the roof.
Norm
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| 1918.4 | | WMOIS::N_FLYE | | Tue Apr 30 1991 20:56 | 8 |
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RE: .3
A cyclist and I can't even spell PEDAL correctly.
Norm
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| 1918.5 | caveat cyclist? | SHALOT::ELLIS | John Lee Ellis - assembly required | Tue Apr 30 1991 21:36 | 5 |
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Norm, you never can tell. The driver has hopefully been
shamed off the road for a while!
-john
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| 1918.6 | more details | SHALOT::ELLIS | John Lee Ellis - assembly required | Tue Apr 30 1991 21:49 | 42 |
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At last night's Tarheel Cyclist club meeting, our local USCF
official gave us some more details about the Tour de Moore
accident. (He was officiating.)
- The race was being run under "rolling closure" conditions,
with a sheriff's patrol vehicle ahead of the riders, and
another behind, and a motorcycle beside them.
- The accident occurred as the racers topped a gentle rise.
The car in question was coming in the opposing lane. The
lead sheriff's vehicle waved her off to the shoulder. The
motorcyclist did likewise. She continued coming, and
fishtailed as she swerved on the shoulder, sliding across
the wet pavement on bald tires with no brakes.
- The car had no bumper and was in other respects not roadworthy.
- About 6 racers brought to hospital stayed beyond the first day;
four of these were scheduled to leave in the next day or so.
- Many injuries were multiple leg fractures and the like. One
racer was in surgery for 4 hours operated on by 4 plastic
surgeons for facial lacerations. They say he will be fine,
fortunately, and will look good.
- Several cyclists hit (and shattered) the windshield; helmets
cracked, but did their job; no head injuries reported; and
(fortunately) no deaths or severe disabilities, it looks like.
- When racers from the other events in the Tour came upon the scene,
they chose not to go on with their events, but to donate
the prize-money and other funds to the injured cyclists.
- Shops and distributors have also been solicited to sell some
frames and other equipment at favorable prices to riders who
lost their bikes, since a lot were put out of commission, in
fact decimated.
So a few more details from an eyewitness...
-john
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