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Big ABC race with a huge field - lots of inexperienced people doing their first Wednesday who I have seen struggling a bit on Monday nights in the slower group. The pace kept changing and there was lots of shouting and kicking back. I wasn't really feeling it and felt a bit apprehensive about being in a such a big bunch at the end of the night, so just decided to hang back and use it as a bit of a workout. Glad I did now.
Touch of wheels about a third of the way through the bunch as we hit the banking, doing a decent pace - people started going down like domino's, almost the whole field got done. I think there were over 40 people on the track and maybe 30-35 on the floor afterwards. I managed to shout out, scrub off a bit of speed and make it to the top of the banking. I almost made it through but eventually ran out of options and got cleaned out by someone coming into the back of me - went down hard over the bars, someone landed on me and we skidded for a few meters on my helmet.
Hands are a bit of a mess and have a few tasty gashes on my legs - shoulder and ribs are complaining a lot today but Ok for the most part. Don't know how my bike is but noticed after that my back rim is totally fucked.
Big thanks to Tibbs and the other volunteers who were quick on the scene and also to the ambulances who got there quickly.