FLCC> tues ayes

[Andrew Melnychenko]

I saw pretty much the same thing as Glenn....I stayed clear around the 
corner and made sure that no cars were coming in either direction...heard 
people in back yell car...and was unsure if it was on Coddington or White 
church but never did see one?  pretty much just saw Ano flying up the 
hill.  My teammate mentioned that he and Don Sproul stopped at the 
intersection and let the car go...and they never caught back on.

Andy


>Hmmmmmm.....I know I was one of the guys near the front when we went around
>that corner. I felt as though I coasted smoothly around the corner in sync
>with the other leaders, keeping close to the right edge of the road, and we
>did not exactly accelerate until we were 50-75m up the hill, but I can see
>that from the perspective of the rear of the peloton we didn't exactly
>neutralize everything either. I think I was not inclined to slow down any
>further than I did for fear that it would cause bunching up and potentially
>have riders running into my back end or each other, making it even more
>likely to have a bad interaction with the car - this is a common train of
>thought; that one doesn't want to slow up suddenly in front of others, but
>instead one must maintain a smooth speed to minimize differentials of speed
>among riders.
>         I was pleased that there was a good communication of the danger 
> (car) and
>I was pleased that the people around me seemed to ride accordingly, but I
>can't say that I know how all the riders behind me did, or whether it was
>particularly dangerous back there. Interesting to me that it was Ano,
>somewhat further up the hill who went flying off the front while some of us
>were still either holding back, or just being lazy....was he fueled by
>adrenaline after the car-interaction ?
>         I'm not sure there is a particular prescription for exactly how 
> to deal
>with the situation other than for us to explain that safety matters to all
>of us, we are each ultimately responsible for our own safety, and that any
>situation should be dealt with in a manner which should not cause advantage
>(or disadvantage) because of a safety issue.
>         I'm really curious also, to hear perspectives of others who were 
> in the A
>pack last night.
>
>Glenn
>
>
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