It is reported that Lance Armstrong crashed today near the end of the first stage of the Vuelta Ciclista Castilla y Leon race. He broke his right collarbone when he went down with a group of riders.
Crashing on a bike can be a painful and unnerving experience. You start to second-guess your skills and often your confidence is shaken. I have been fortunate that most of my crashes have been slow speed unable-to-unclip-fast-enough crashes where you fall in what feels like slow motion and you end up with scraped or bruised shoulder, arm, or hip. I did have a crash a few years ago where I was taking a corner and my front tire went flat. I went down pretty hard, cracked my helmet and luckily was not hit by the car that was right behind me. To this day I get a bit twitchy taking corners too fast.
I hope that Lance has a speedy recovery and is back to conquering soon.
