Rubbings Racing

Well if this is true then I must have done some racing on the weekend.
Lined up in 2 Crits on the weekend and found myself rubbing shoulders with other racers or taking evasive action from them in both.
I guess that is one of the differences between Crits vs endurance MTB.
It is rare that I have to evade another rider on the MTB.
It is pretty much the done thing that they announce their presence and which side they want to overtake on.
Not so much in a Crit.
Usually they are just suddenly there beside you (or zooming past).
The weekend was eventful with Shannon, Rach and I all lining up for the Vault Crit.
All was going well coming into the 2nd last lap with all 3 of us positioned well in the pack.
Unfortunately the smell of the finish line seemed to send some racers a little crazy as this was when  people started to lose their lines through the bends and people (including me) got pushed off the track.
Coming into the final lap and I heard a horrific noise as 2 bikes came together. These 2 became 3 and then 4 and I saw someone ragdolling along the track. Somehow I came through all of this unscathed before realising that the ragdoll was in fact wearing Koiled kit. Knowing that my race was over as a result of the carnage I stopped and went back to check that Rach was OK. Skin off but nothing that wont heal up.
Headed over to find Shannon only to see him walking his bike down the straight. Seems he too got caught up in someones desperation to reach the line first leading to an over the bars dismount.
All in all an unfortunate result for Koiled.

Mind you we did have a 1, 2 finish the day before.

**Photo credit to Morbo.