Eating shit sucks. It hurts (alot) and leaves your pushie looking less than ‘shiny and new’.
Had my first decent ‘off’ @ the Alice Springs velodrome during friday nights club meet (next level up of ‘off’ from the infamous Rossi v Beans ‘off’ on Elizabeth Street last year). I had just crossed the line at the end of a flying 200 and was swinging up to wash off speed when I clipped the fence at the top of the bank with my pedal. This threw me and the bike head first into the fence (post). My helmet took the brunt of the spill being cracked in two and my shoulder followed through next… rag-dolled down the steep 37degree bank leaving a trail of jersey, bib knicks and skin behing me. Shaving your legs really does work as my legs were totally intact, unlike my arms, bum and shoulder that were all now bleeding profusely.
To the surprise of the onlookers I did walk away from this crash.. only to keel over a few minutes later when the adrenalin wore off. Took a trip to Alice outpatients and yep, I’d been broken. Bloody shoulder blade. Too cranky to write anymore..
Maaate.
Too many statements over Christmas about never having had a major off. Some times you just need to know when to keep ya trap shut.
And by yourself. What can I say?
Justin McMullen
Oh no Benny not the Alice Springs ‘come Aussie’ skinsuit!!! Good to hear your still having a crack at track but just haven’t got it quite right yet. LOL Those pedals are such a nuisance!