DNF'ed at Wirth today. I think that's my first DNF in a bike race, not including a crit I got pulled at. I'm frustrated at myself for not getting back on the horse after crashing.
I was passing someone on the right, and had another rider overtake me. The other rider cut back in too early, made contact, and presumably took out my handlebars. It was a fast doubletrack section, so I went down pretty good. Chain went underneath my chain watcher, bars and hoods were pointing all sorts of directions, and my sunglasses were MIA.
I fiddled with my chain but couldn't get it between the chain watcher and chainring. Ended up throwing in the towel. After hanging out after the race, I was kicking myself for not getting back in it. Sure I would have lost a few minutes, but whatever. I was in the top 20 or so when I crashed, and seeing everyone blow by me crushed my spirits. I'll handle the situation differently next time.
I am pretty sore right now. It hurts to lift my right arm, and my right leg burns. Got a fair amount of trail rash. At least there was no real mechanical or bodily harm. That's racing.
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