gasman
03-28-2016, 10:48 PM
A riding buddy just send me this. The crash happened yesterday.
I haven't found out much else.
Husky Cycling team members, supporters, alumni, friends and family,
Husky Cycling hosted its annual conference bike race this weekend for the Northwest Collegiate conference. With schools coming from all across the region to race we were all excited going into Saturday’s road race to try out the new road course. With the morning running just as smoothly as they always do the Men’s D’s, C’s and Women’s B’s were off. The races proceeded well, with the D field moving fast enough to catch the C field pretty early in the race.
During the first of two laps, a dropped rider from the OSU squad was involved in a crash that would ultimately take his life. Paramedics were on scene as quickly as possible and did everything they could. He was taken to Harborview Medical center to be with family and teammates. This is a sad moment for the Northwest Collegiate Cycling Conference and the whole of cycling as a sport. We lost one of our own on Saturday. Let us all take a moment for the family, friends and team members of the rider from the OSU cycling team. The mood on Saturday afternoon was nothing but somber for every person that was there. With heavy hearts, the racing was cancelled for the rest of the day.
Sunday began at Seward park in the rain with a wet course. Despite the OSU team having gone home, black and orange was present on nearly every jersey in the conference. Ribbons were worn in remembrance and out of respect. Every racer out there gave it their all and they deserve all the congratulations they can get.
Here's a link to the local article:
http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/osu-club-cyclist-dies-after-hitting-rail-in-race/article_2cfb340a-f00e-58b5-811f-4a3dfc72feca.html
I haven't found out much else.
Husky Cycling team members, supporters, alumni, friends and family,
Husky Cycling hosted its annual conference bike race this weekend for the Northwest Collegiate conference. With schools coming from all across the region to race we were all excited going into Saturday’s road race to try out the new road course. With the morning running just as smoothly as they always do the Men’s D’s, C’s and Women’s B’s were off. The races proceeded well, with the D field moving fast enough to catch the C field pretty early in the race.
During the first of two laps, a dropped rider from the OSU squad was involved in a crash that would ultimately take his life. Paramedics were on scene as quickly as possible and did everything they could. He was taken to Harborview Medical center to be with family and teammates. This is a sad moment for the Northwest Collegiate Cycling Conference and the whole of cycling as a sport. We lost one of our own on Saturday. Let us all take a moment for the family, friends and team members of the rider from the OSU cycling team. The mood on Saturday afternoon was nothing but somber for every person that was there. With heavy hearts, the racing was cancelled for the rest of the day.
Sunday began at Seward park in the rain with a wet course. Despite the OSU team having gone home, black and orange was present on nearly every jersey in the conference. Ribbons were worn in remembrance and out of respect. Every racer out there gave it their all and they deserve all the congratulations they can get.
Here's a link to the local article:
http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/osu-club-cyclist-dies-after-hitting-rail-in-race/article_2cfb340a-f00e-58b5-811f-4a3dfc72feca.html