doug in co wrote:
eyewitness account from the news Channel 7 blog,
"I was in the car directly behind the car that was involved on the accident and saw the whole thing right on front of me. There was nothing the driver could have done. It could have happened to any of us. The bicyclist ran over something it appeared and lost complete control of the bike and came out into the lane of traffic. I was there at the scene attending to the victim with two others that stopped to help. Be safe out there is all I can say. Riding on busy highways where vehicles travel at high speeds is so dangerous no matter how expert of a rider you are. "
Steve raced bikes in Europe with development teams, spent some time training at the Olympic Training Center in CO Springs, was about the best bike handler I knew.. there's a broad shoulder on that section of Wadsworth Drive, just can't imagine what might have happened. A blink of an eye..
Just bumping this as I missed it last year Doug, and you pointed to it recently on my accident thread. RIP Doug. I THINK we cannot let the fear of what MAY happen in a crash where we end up back in traffic bothering us in terms of the risk of riding. At the end of the day, the risk of this type of stuff is insanely low to the point of being none existent in the biking careers of almost all riders, but I guess it "can" happen. Like your friend, my bike handling skill are at the superior end of the spectrum even among roadies (as I mentioned, my buddy and I had a top 20 all time Alpe d'Huez descent Strava at one point, you just won't see my name on it at one point....his name is Ed Young), but sometimes shit happens. Short of avoiding riding on roads with traffic, there is always this chance.
I hope your friend's family is moving on OK. We're all only here for so long but it sucks for those left behind when it is shorter than it SHOULD be.
Dev