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Glad to hear everyone else had a good day out too. The views between Brook and Freshwater were incredible, but there were so many highlights it's hard to remember them all.
For those asking about the guy who had the accident, apparently there was a lot of blood, but he wasn't too bad, all things considered. We bumped into a doctor and policewoman who were doing the ride at a checkpoint, and it had happened just in front of them.
Apparently he failed to control his speed on a descent, went through the rear window of a car, lacerated his face quite badly, and snapped his frame in two. They said he was saying "I'm fine to carry on" and they were all like, "Mate. No." So you suspect there may have been a bit of concussion and shock going on there too!
I guess if you're going to stack it, doing it in front of a doctor and a copper isn't such a bad thing.