Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Uh oh.... dislocated elbow

Ok, so ill cut directly to the story. Out riding today for about 2 hours. I see a few teammates so I hook up with them and we are riding onto campus around the roundabout. 5 seconds later I feel a wheel all over my rear wheel, if you know anything about cycling it is that when a rear wheel touches someones front wheel the person behind almost always goes down. Next thing I hear is absolute carnage, bikes hitting the pavement, and screams of pain..... What was the outcome you may ask??? Well two guys crashing and another losing it a little bit, well i had to call 911, because Matt said he thinks his elbow was broken, which I didnt believe. It took about 10 minutes for them to get there, and they cut his shirts and gear off him, and it was NASTY!! His elbow was down in his forearm area and about 5 times the size of his arm. I feel so bad because i was the last thing he touched before he hit the pavement, but I guess that is cycling. So to all you a-hole motorists, be patient, the 5 seconds you have to wait to go around us is not worth ruining someones life is it??? I know he was super stoked for our races coming up here at WMU this weekend, but alas he will not be racing. I hope he doesnt have to have surgery..... Later ! Matt, if you read this and need anything let me know buddy!

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