Good Month / Bad Month - July 2022
Tom Pidcock (and mountain biking)
Pidcock climbs to glory on the road
Pidcock climbs to glory on the road
In his short time in the XCO field, Tom Pidcock has established himself as arguably the strongest racer in today’s field. The way he assuredly strode away from the field to Olympic gold was glorious to watch. Yet we have always had to accept that we need to share his talents, that he enjoys racing all of the bikes, not least of all road bikes. His junior palmarès were incredible on the road, winning the Baby Giro, which is usually a marker for greatness. As a promising, but more importantly, young, rider, Team Ineos have been incredibly patient with him, allowing him to gain strength and experience without too much expectation. Yet at some point, a promising rider needs to deliver on that promise and although he put in some strong rides, there was nothing to quite back up his earlier form.
That was until July 14, Bastille Day in France (if you’re not familiar with Bastille Day, it holds similar importance to July 4th in America). On Alpe D’Huez, a mountain the French press describe as the summit of summits, Tom Pidcock rode to glory amongst thousands upon thousands of fans pressed into the roadside at the Tour de France. Quite simply, it is the stage of the Tour de France where the winner’s name will be written in the history books. And he rode away from everybody else.
On a selfish note, it was a good day for mountain biking too. After all, if Tom Pidcock can come in and put the best in the field to the sword, but look distinctly average on the road, then the whole sport of mountain biking looks like a clown car. It was a joy and a relief to watch him putting the best road cyclists in the world to the sword too.
Lawyers
The gloves are off, again.
The gloves are off, again.
Surprisingly, big American corporations are suing each other. Again. It feels like we had just got the last round of legal bitterness between SRAM and Fox out of the way, then it opens up all over again. This time Fox are suing RockShox over their use of bleed valves in their forks.
Unfortunately, as mountain bike technology matures, this is a scenario we are likely to see more and more of. As we have a better understanding of how to optimise the various elements that make up a mountain bike, the difference between the brands is ever-diminishing and the battle for these supposed advantages looks set to get ever more acrimonious.
Trying to Figure Out What the World Cup Will Look Like in 2023
Schroedinger's World Cup?
Schroedinger's World Cup?
The biggest news in mountain biking this year is the Discovery takeover of the World Cup from 2023 onwards. It is a story that has many worried about what it means for the future of the sport - what will a media giant like that do, will we be able to watch the races for free, and will we still have Rob Warner in the commentary booth?
Yet as we head into August, nobody knows what is happening next year. While as fans this is not what we would hope for, put yourself in the shoes of the riders and teams for a moment - they know little more than we do. Usually the World Cup calendar is released early in the year, but as of today the teams don’t even know how many races there will be and where. That uncertainty has prompted them to begin forming a riders union to advocate for their rights going forwards, but as time passes it is only natural for them to get more and more worried.
Yet as we head into August, nobody knows what is happening next year. While as fans this is not what we would hope for, put yourself in the shoes of the riders and teams for a moment - they know little more than we do. Usually the World Cup calendar is released early in the year, but as of today the teams don’t even know how many races there will be and where. That uncertainty has prompted them to begin forming a riders union to advocate for their rights going forwards, but as time passes it is only natural for them to get more and more worried.
Look at it this way, if your employer told you that your job was going to change completely next year, but they couldn’t tell you how it would change, you’d be pretty worried, right? If the season looks drastically different to next year, will all the teams be able to even afford attending all the races? There are a million questions, and even for those of us who know Chris Ball and believe he might well be the best person for the job are finding it harder and harder to support that position as the silence continues…
Swiss Neutrality
Fractious times in XCO
Fractious times in XCO
If two riders collide in the woods and nobody sees it, did it really happen? On the final lap of the XCO World Cup in Lenzerheide, Nino Schurter and Mathias Flückiger went into the final woods section out of view of the cameras in first and second. They came out third and fourth. Everybody involved seems to be keeping fairly tight-lipped about what exactly happened, but Schurter made his displeasure known at the finish line.
It is easy to forget how different XCO is to DHI, where they race against the clock not each other. When the racing is tight, they are searching for a weakness in the rivals, a moment of inattention to grab the advantage and that creates a very different dynamic amongst the competitors.
It is easy to forget how different XCO is to DHI, where they race against the clock not each other. When the racing is tight, they are searching for a weakness in the rivals, a moment of inattention to grab the advantage and that creates a very different dynamic amongst the competitors.
Kindness
You're supposed to stop and help injured riders
You're supposed to stop and help injured riders
There is a weird dynamic we sometimes see in elite racing. When a rider crashes, other riders simply ignore them and carry on with their race. It’s understandable at that level, it is their profession and they are (often) required to ignore that fundamental human instinct to help because they have a job to do. However, if you are not an elite racer you are supposed to stop. We love our sport because of the risks we all accept taking, yet part of what makes those risks acceptable is that idea that if we do fall, we trust that our fellow riders will stop and help.
At the Megavalanche this year, Tracy Hannah was not only taken out, but then hundreds of riders carried on by as she lay there unconscious. Yes, a big part of the appeal of the Mega is that it is a wild, dangerous race, and part of that danger comes from riding so fast amongst so many other riders, but her Instagram posts are hard to watch. Looking at the final podium, there is nobody on there who races to a high enough level to excuse ignoring a downed rider, and this is not a high level race. So if the race winners should have stopped, why didn’t the mid-pack a*sholes? Do better.
At the Megavalanche this year, Tracy Hannah was not only taken out, but then hundreds of riders carried on by as she lay there unconscious. Yes, a big part of the appeal of the Mega is that it is a wild, dangerous race, and part of that danger comes from riding so fast amongst so many other riders, but her Instagram posts are hard to watch. Looking at the final podium, there is nobody on there who races to a high enough level to excuse ignoring a downed rider, and this is not a high level race. So if the race winners should have stopped, why didn’t the mid-pack a*sholes? Do better.
Racing Replacements
A missed opportunity?
A missed opportunity?
In most team sports, if an athlete is out of competition the team puts in a replacement so the team can carry on. In DH, the team overall prize is so under-valued that nobody bothers, which is a shame. Teams are built to cater to a certain number of riders - if you have a team with three racers, you will need enough pit space, mechanic time and parts to service three racers. If one of those gets hurt, then you still have three riders’ worth of capacity with only two riders to support, so why not use that extra spot for something good?
When Jackson Connelly got injured it was a blow, but that meant Pinkbike Racing could offer Leona Perrini a couple of races of support. It was a win all-around: Perrini was handed a rare opportunity and the team could field a full set of riders. So why aren’t more teams doing it? At present, Trek are running at 50% capacity on track, with Charlie Harrison and Reece Wilson away from the racing, which is clearly a bad spot for the team to be in. So what if they called up a couple of privateers to fill in? You’d get the speculation ahead of the race as to who people think is good enough to fill the slot, the debate over whether the team made the right decision, and come race day all eyes would be on those riders to see how they do. How is that not a far better situation for the team? And would that not take the pressure off the riders to return to competition as early as possible? Surely if a small team like Pinkbike can manage it…
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In a race scenario I don't think I would stop, as there are spectators and medics on the sides, who would deal with a downed rider. If this was a casual ride out on the trails, then of course I would stop, but in a race with so many other people on the sidelines I don't think it's necessary.
I totally agree that everyone, who is able to help, should do so. Rule number one of helping: do not put yourself in danger to help others. Stopping in the mid of a mass start is putting yourself and the others in danger, as there are no hazard-, or braking-lights on your bike. Shouting "attention" "stop" or anything just doesn't help, because it's loud around from all the bikes and rocks and other stuff and everyone is wearing a full face helmet.
As having taken part at the Megavalanche for a few times, I can tell you, 90% of the people going by Tracy just didn't even realize that she was laying there, or that it might be severe injury, as the trail itself is not demanding at this place. A lot of riders just get off balance and crash and get up again, after they sorted themselves out, during a mass start. That's what I would have thought happened, if I had been there. Of course, from the outside it looks a lot different, but the competitors don't have the luxury of a third-person-view, when they are racing.
Nobody, during qualifying, is thinking about their position for the race, if you are not in the first two, or three rows at the start. How could you, as it's impossible to know where you're at, because of all the other riders around you.
And to be clear:
If everyone had known, that this was that bad, I am 100% sure, everyone would have stopped.
And there wouldn't have been any difference, between "elite" racers, or the average Joe mid-pack a**holes as you called them.
Maybe you should take part in the Megavalanche to see how things actually are, before making statements like this. If you already did, I find it hard to understand, how you're able to say something like this.
As for Tracey:
I'm happy to hear that you've got away with a headache and nothing more serious!
Mega started as a good bit of fun but it is really no longer an amateur event, it needs professional-level services and supervision because people no longer race it like an amateur event.
As has been pointed out many times already, it's just plain hard to stop and that stopping can cause more carnage. It's really up to the race promoters to manage accidents like this, via marshalls and radios and medics. Nothing in the waiver indicates you as a racer needs to interrupt your race to do other people's jobs, not that you should expect that if your injured. How many riders should have stopped? Everyone behind her? So it becomes a red flag and restart situation because onlf one rider down?Just the closest 2 or 3? So they lose any chance of a result because they happened to be close to someone else crashing?
Yes, it 1000% sucks that Tracey got injured, but that's a risk that every single person joining an event like this has to accept. Even those "midpack a*sholes", who cannot be expected to instantly assess the situation and notice that a crashed rider is KOed, and even if they could do that, they still shouldn't stop if they can't help. What exactly did you expect those racers to do? They're not medics, they really shouldn't even touch her unless she's like obviously bleeding out (she was not) AND/or they are properly trained (they were not).
Imagine if one of those "midpack a*sholes" had, say, tried to move her, and it exacerbated an unknown spinal injury? You'd probably be screaming about the exact opposite thing: don't stop, just give room and let the medics do their job! "
While I have never done a mass start event, when I race DH I stop all the time to check on crashed out riders during practice, but for my race run I never have to worry about it as the track is typically covered with race officials and fans who are the first responders. While I really want to believe that I would stop and help if I saw an unconscious racer with nobody helping during a race run, that relies on both actually seeing them and also paying enough attention to notice something's seriously wrong, which could be a tall order when you are 100% committed, full tunnel vision focus. I guess a good anecdote is in my last race, I passed within 5 ft of my girlfriend cheering loudly and in plain sight yet I had no idea where on the track she was.
I guess my point is, kindness and ethics aside, it's simply impractical and wishful to expect racers to also be reliable first responders during their runs. Either this is something better safety protocol can improve, or it's largely unavoidable and something we have to keep in mind when speculating from our laptops, but bashing riders who didn't stop in the heat of race while giving a pass to pro riders doing the same seems wrong.
Is it courteous to check and see if someone else is ok after an incident? Yes. Are you expected as a fellow participant to be in a position to solve the issue for the other participant? No.
Mass start races are always chaos, there’s always dozens if not hundreds of crashes, they have professional medics on site, and I’d be pretty confident Tracey is far from the first person to get knocked out there so please drop the elitist BS. Either everyone is obliged to stop, or nobody is obliged to stop. What absolute garbage that half baked rant was.
In the backcountry races I've ridden like the BCBR and Trans-Cascadia, we were told, "You're all our first response team." The rules were, if you come across another rider down, ask if they need help, and stop if they do (or obviously if they can't respond). At other shorter-track and more accessible races, I've been told to continue on to alert the first course marshal you see.
So what were Megavalanche riders told? Stop immediately and help any downed riders? Keep riding and alert a course marshal/medical staff? Something else?
In any case, this is a shitty take. Is it possible some of those riders saw Tracey, went past and thought, "that person needs help, but I want to winnn!!!!!!" Sure. Are there many other and better explanations for what happened in this case? Absolutely.
In my experience with mountain bikers, pros and amateurs alike are more than willing to help out other riders when it's obvious they need help. The time I was part of a group helping an injured rider on the BCBR, we had to keep waiving other racers through with a, "No, we've got plenty of people helping, keep going." At last years Trans-Cascadia, I watched Geoff Kabush pack an injured rider's wheelset back UP Angel's Staircase so race staff could get the rider's bike back to civilization while the rider was evacuated on a helicopter.
In my experience, that's how racers at all levels behave, when it's clear there's someone who needs help. I don't expect these racers were any different.
Tracy's video is a good reminder to all of us to watch out for injured riders who might need help, even in chaotic situations. But it doesn't show a bunch of a*sholes.
This is a weak take that unfairly applies the worst-possible motivations and context to a group of riders in a chaotic situation. Do better.
Looks like folks stop pretty quickly, all things considered. To your point, once there are 4 or 5 riders who are stopped, there's nothing any other rider (who doesn't have relevant medical training) can do.
It may be entertaining, but as far as racing it's pretty stupid cause so much of it is just luck...
On a serious note, I am quite friendly with Matt but completely disagree with his take on this.
A friend of mine was in this qualifying heat and said he saw Tracey crash, we discussed whether he should have stopped and he made a number of valid points.
1. He didn't know she was knocked out/injured as she had literally just crashed and those races are often carnage at the start.
2. There were medics/organisers and spectators about 20metres away better equipped to deal with an injury
3. He didn't want to get rammed from behind and cause another crash.
I would personally also continue on by a crash in the first few corners when its maximum danger and within view of medics etc, unless it was extremely obvious instantaneous help was needed.
Further down the course you clearly ask if they are ok. If there is no response or a negative one with no marshals or other people around then you stop and phone (or ride on to find) help. Same at any enduro race or races like Cape Epic / Trans Madeira and so on.
As for the level of rider, Matt probably didn't look at the full results as there were a decent number of fast + full time riders there but ultimately that doesn't make any difference when it comes to stopping for an injured person. It's 100% situational and nothing to do with the level of racer.
Finally on the point of Elite riders ignoring human decency because it's their job. I don't think that happens at all. In DH or road races things are different, not due to how much the racers are being paid or them needing to brutally ignore injured riders but due to the numbers of marshals/medics/tv people on course who see the incident and can deal with it better.
Ultimately Matt's point stems from a kind place so I can appreciate that, it was just delivered a bit crudely and without full context of the situation.
(Liam)
How ridiculously immature. You are all adults and capable of making your own decisions without someone else making them for you. The right thing to do when you encounter someone lying in the track is to make sure they are protected and not going to come to any further harm until a trained medic arrives. I'm just glad that there were a few mature adults in a field of riders that seemed to be made up mostly of children who need to be told what to do by an adult.
But yeah love those human jumps... great pop.
I think the bigger issue with this article is that Matt implied that "winners" have an excuse to not stop, but all the "losers" who didn't stop are complete a*sholes. That is the most childish part of this whole thing:
We don't know the exact situation of all the riders who "left her lying there". As pointed out many many times, the vast majority would not have known she was knocked out, most would not have known who it was (and it doesn't matter who it is), and almost all would have added to the danger it they tried the stop.
We _do_ know that Matt Wragg wrote that they're all a*sholes because they can't win and they didn't stop.
Yes there are situations where it's hard to tell whats going on when at race pace, but watch the various videos. They do make the people who just blithely rode past look really bad...
It seems you have not attended the Megavalanche, or any kind of mass-start race.
As I said before, the riders don't have the luxury of the third-person-view, that you might have, sitting on your cough and viewing the helmet cam footage.
When you are in the pack, you are completely busy with yourself, trying to go forward, not running into someone, or being run into by others, whilst trying to figure out, where to go on the track in order to go as fast as you can, then judge the ground texture, figure out where to brake before a corner to not wash out on the loose rocks and so on.
"Tunnel vision" is a key word here.
Trust me, I've been there and did the Mega a good few times.
Nobody is going by Tracy, deliberately thinking, "naa... I don't care, if she's hurt, I'll go on riding."
Yes, the pace is slow(er) before a corner, but the rest of the pack behind is a lot faster, because they didn't start braking just yet, and they don't expect anyone in front of them to brake a lot earlier before the turn.
That means, the riders behind are approaching the corner quicker and are not prepared to slow down 50m earlier.
Stopping, to help a rider, would result in a massive pile-up. More injuries, abandoned races and broken bike parts (which are replaceable, I know). Plus, the medics would have to take care of more riders, instead of one.
To say it again:
Megavalanche is not your average group ride on the weekends.
And thinking of this differently:
What about the riders, who were in front of Tracy, when she crashed? Why didn't they stop?
- Correct. They didn't know.
Why did nobody stop them, to tell them to go back up the hill to help?
- Correct, that's not how this works.
What I want to say with this is, that the riders that passed by Tracy simply didn't know she actually needed help. There is no one to blame, who went by.
And risking others to crash, because you stop unexpectedly during a mass start race, would not be the smartest idea.
I think this is discussed extensively, and the different views are expressed sufficiently.
The main and most important takeaway is:
Tracy is fine, and maybe the Megavalanche needs a bit more staff and marshals next to the track.
You say tunnel vision, I say riders are actively steering round the motionless body lying on the track in front of them.
You say stopping is too dangerous, I say some good guys eventually stopped, and not a single accident was caused.
The only thing we agree on is the Mega obviously needs more staff, but if you have watched the footage and still think the riders who steered round the motionless body directly in front of them as if it was nothing more that a large rock are not a bunch of pricks, then we just aren't going to agree any further than that.
Happy trails!
Not really going to diss too hard though, I appreciate Matt putting this sentiment out on PB because factory teams rarely make it through the season at full capacity. Shooting shots at some of the bigger teams really does prompt the question why aren't the best-funded teams giving underrated rippers a chance on the big stage? Especially since brands like Trek, Spec, etc. support a lot of regional racers already who would embrace the opportunity.
So the race teams are now supposed to expect injury and thus continually keep a tally on which "midpack a*sholes" (to borrow your own phrase) might be a decent fit for their teams and has actual potential to represent the team with comparable results... Is this random rider getting paid to represent the team? Who is taking a pay cut to make that happen? Who is responsible for paying the medical bills if they get hurt wearing team colors while not being actually on the team?
It's nice that team PB had someone waiting in the wings, but it's an unusual situation at best. What would Reece think if next year he has to take a pay cut to make room in the budget to account for "giving privateers a chance"? "Oh, you expect me to crash and get hurt again? Gee, thanks for the vote of confidence!"
Throwing a rando on a DH bike makes less sense, Trek wants to be on the podium and to have their bike place 20th or not even be there is likely irrelevant to them, it's Trek. Team Pinkbike can likely benefit from a rando since they want more exposure, for them any exposure is good exposure. For Trek a poor finish is not good exposure so why pay money to finish poorly. It may not be the best outlook for the players trying to get a full time ride, but that's not why Trek is there.
Ding Ding Ding! There is so much logistics behind call-ups and replacements and alternates. It's not just "find a privateer you like and let them borrow some injured pro's team spot". There are contracts, and salaries, and insurance! Racers already often get the short end of the stick regarding risk vs reward*, and now Matt wants amateurs to handle the pressure of representing a professional World Cup team, on short notice and [likely] without all of the back-end support that helps mitigate the risk?
And yes, many many privateers would jump at the opportunity, not realizing that if they eat shit trying to impress the big team, that big team isn't necessarily going to be able to help them long-term, and maybe not even short term, depending on budgets. So while this idea might help a few riders gain some exposure, it's much more likely to ruin some careers, and maybe lives, by pushing riders to go beyond their limits without the safety net of actually being a fully sponsored pro-team rider.
* (Shit, PB has done stories on this imbalance many times in the past and a few times very recently.)
Yes, I took my passive-aggressive pill today.
Hockey teams are again a perfect example, though obviously much more organized in that sense. Just look at everything going down in hockey right now. It's a huge reputational liability, what if a major brand picked up a solid privateer, who did well and then decides to celebrate by getting wasted and getting into a bar fight that night. He's representing that major company and likely talking it up the whole time too. These days that kind of stuff will sink a company and a person over night.
Besides, you made my point for me on "semi". You just explained how "fully" vetted isn't a guarantee of anything. So for as many train wreck hockey players there are think of how many more above board players there are. I'd extend that to pro riders. And it doesn't matter how good or bad you are, insurance is always an elephant in the room. Any rider can have that bad couple of seconds. In fact, Ms. Hannah is our case in point.
Unless all riders from a factory team were out injured then I don’t see why they would pay the cost of another rider. I mean it would be nice if they did but it’s just an extra cost for not much return
In road racing (even most basic ones at national level) if rider falls everybody races on BECAUSE there at the end of racers there is a "pick-up" car and medical car which goes last and picks up any riders falling behind the minimal clock limit, any riders with bike issues not resolved AND any riders with medical issues (if they weren't helped before from teams cars ofcourse).
In short, it is organizers responsibility not to left ANYBODY behind because of any issues, there is no responsibily on riders regarding this.
In this well known event it should be the same - there should be medical/mechanic staff going behind last rider to help with any mechanical/medical issue with ANY rider. Or even some staff riding between the pack to be at injured person ASAP.
You cannot count on adrenaline pumped mob to stop for any reason, you just simply cant, this must be solved on organizational level
So if Tom doesn't win a stage at the TDF the ENTIRE sport of mountain biking is a clown car?
Is that like saying since you've never had anything published in The NY Times the entire staff at PB looks likes a clown car.
On the other hand it's not like these are mid-pack roadies we're talking about - they're CX world champions and some of the best one-day road racers out there. I don't really think we needed this TdF result to know Pidcock is an absolute animal (CX world champs? top 10s in road worlds?) but I get the overall point. Better to be beaten by some of the absolute most freakishly gifted guys on the road circuit than some domestique who wants to try his hand at mtb.
Not really crazy about some of the other points here though... between this and the Gwin article I'm not really feeling Matt's stuff.
*curious insofar as I wouldn't bother watching it because even XC racing is pretty boring to watch, road racing is like watching paint dry
That said it looks like the seeding run first corner, that one is the most badass of the race.
It s is shear adrenaline start and unknown hanldebars wanted to clip you , the speed and size of the rocks is slippery and unpredictable, braking too hard and you wash out like many find out on their first run or later .
Not a good place to crash for few seconds or stop to help .
Good to know Tracey is ok .
The Mega crew is 100 meters away and full visibilty from that spot if i remember ?
I agree that When you can check and stop within your safety and others , take actions for the rider on the floor.
Can t blame Natural Born Racer X flying down Mountains and rocks and snow and positions after the start, unknown to the crash at first corner
Alpe d huez and Peak blanc is Big mountain, I love Mega on a DH bike .
In a numbers-limited field like F1, you'll ALWAYS put a reserve driver in a vacant car, so maybe the same culture will develop in DH?
Maybe some of the motorbike fork manufacturers from the 70’s and 80’s that had bleed valves need to sue fox. Marazocchi could make a independent come back if they win.
On a serious note what part of the patent are they suing on as fork air bleed vales have been around for decades so there must be something specific in the patent?
I’m also surprised they managed to patent it, only thing I can think of is that it’s because it’s on the fork lower rather than the stanchions like every other example I can think of.
That's a weird line to draw; if you're famous or fast enough you don't have to stop? We can argue if anyone or no-one should stop, but you're distinction is pretty odd.
+ Companies should be held responsible if the case is unlawfull. "Justice" system in US benefits whoever puts more money on the cause. It's a problem to everybody, not just giants with lawyers. Just read those stories where small companies are sued to the grave because they were already using a website domain that a big company wanted to use.
- Swiss neutrality never was true neutrality. It had to benefit them. That altercation showed who had the higher spirits despite what happened.
- Kindness was not the main issue. Event organizers are the responsible ones. Who the hell knows how to treat injuries? Right, not riders, Medical Staff. If you are with your buddy, will you go down the mountain because you were hunting a KOM/QOM? If you find an injuried person, no need to be a rider, while on a trail, will you help? That's where kindness should be had. And at the race finish.
- Racing replacements: Are big teams really wanting to service other brand bikes for those riders? Or are privateers geting a new bike for the weekend? Seems risky for both parties.
For a big Plus, besides the Swiss flag, there is a lot of racing happening!
At the end of the stage you tell whoever’s in charge that you stopped to help, check with marshal xxx, and then they adjust your time accordingly.
Although unless your at a race running gps or some other form of tracking then it has been know for people to take the piss and try and get extra time back when say how long they were helping for.
It's called the bystander effect, and it's even worse when your decision time to help is less (on a bike, in a car..)
Usually the people not affected by the bystander effect are not "heroic" but just know what to do in a situation. A medic or a guide will likely stop. The good thing about this is that in a large group of people the ones helping are likely to be the ones that are most qualified to help.
A Slovenian guy stopped, made sure that I was alive, told me to not look at my leg wound under the lycra, went under the trail in the woods to pull out my bike and only then continued his race.
I was so so grateful! Also I was trying to memorise his plate number but I couldn't. I was a mess.
I'm so sorry I never managed to thank him for stopping.
A 15 cm scar on my right leg will always remind me of him
I'm not mad at all that guys that just ignored me. It was a race. But I managed to recover. But it could have been much more serious and that thought leaves kinda shitty feeling
Get the marshalls to note any rider that stops their run to help someone and put them on a podium at the end of the day with a hero award... Even if it's ten riders up there, they all get recognition for their compromised run, the injured rider will almost certainly get seen to faster, and the organisers look good too
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