17/07/2026
This is the short story.
It took 15 minutes of riding to find this tree.
It's been 3 weeks since I've rode this route and despite riding 40 plus times in the past, on this day, a fallen tree branch appeared in my face.
The bike was ditched deep in the woods and we went to A&E leading a brain scan, a couple drips and 3hrs of stitching.
After initially gettingseen to, the next concern was collecting the bike. That leads us to photo number 1.
Bike recovery required some pretty serious bike riding so I sent the most experienced bike rider in my team/the only person available.
After a Toni Bou like performance exiting the a long steep climb which included a pivot. Paul Dunn slipped off the pedal on a footpath (clutches fault apparently?)
Oh and 7 stitches
Take aways from the experience. Don't hit trees, dont trust Dad to wear bike boots. Find more money so you can race safe racecars
