Cycling has produced some major crashes over the years. Everything from riding too closely to an opponent to unexpected obstacles can send cyclists to the pavement and cause major pile-ups.
I don’t recall ever seeing one caused by an elderly fan on a mobility scooter. Not until today anyway. The fan appears to be trying to get a closer look at the action as cyclists pass when the nose of the scooter ends up on the course.
It makes for an obstacle that several riders cannot avoid. There’s no time to avoid it as the group heads past the spectators at full speed. There’s no chance of hitting the brakes. It’s unavoidable and if not for eyewitnesses, you might think it was produced with AI.
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The sound of the crash is almost as insane as the video itself. You hear someone yell, then what sounds like a car accident. The impact sends at least one of the riders flying through the air over his handlebars.
According to cycling journalist Eemeli, everyone involved “escaped without major injuries.” That’s incredible, especially for the rider in the orange, Paul Vriesman, who was seen doing the full front flip over his handlebars.
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He was the last rider to leave the scene, Eemeli said, but was OK.
“This older spectator caused a seriously dangerous incident today at Saarland Trofeo Juniors by trying to get a better look and entering the course with her rollator while riders were flying past at full speed,” the journalist wrote of the insane crash on Instagram.
“Fortunately, the riders involved escaped without serious injuries despite some spectacular crashes. …but it should go without saying: please NEVER enter the RACE COURSE while riders are approaching. Even a small step onto the road can have serious consequences at these speeds. This was not even the first incident of this kind during the race. Junior racing is already dangerous enough without spectators making it even more dangerous.”
You have to have the mobility scooters in park that close to the action, that goes without saying. The only time you even attempt any movement whatsoever on one of those things is when the riders aren’t even close to approaching.
Taking out several riders is a tough way to find out that you’re not as skilled on the mobility scooter as you thought you were.
