accidents

Actually woke up early on my own today. I checked out of the hotel at 07:00, and was on the road to Conyers with Caribou Coffee in hand by 07:20.

Arrived at the Conyers, GA International Horse Park at 08:10. As I arrived and saw the sun beaming off the timing tents and other racers campsites I got goose bumps. I had arrived at the course after a long trip, and I was just so amped to be there! The mountain bike race course here is the same one used in the 1996 Olympic Games. It is a world class XC race course consisting of a couple hundred ft of climbing in the 8.5 mile loop. It was a little bit of everything, including high speed single track, and the infamous “slick rock” climbs (which is very rough and broken in most spots). For some reason I really love this place – the setup, the race course, everything.

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I was hit by a mini van. It was a crazy experience. At the tender young age of 12, I was riding my bike on the wrong side of the road. It was me riding my bike with my mouth open when, all of a sudden, I turned a corner and met by the front end of a mini van. It was in the news.

The man driving the car didn't have it OUT for me or anything like that, but I did find a story about people who do... Have it out for people on bicycles...

They want to HIT CYCLISTS...

According to the Bicycle News Wire, a radio talk show host on WFLA-AM 970 in Tampa, Florida, has it out for cyclists. Mr. Jeff Fisher, one of the DJs, said that he'd like to hit cyclists with his side-view mirrors.

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