Originally Posted by
MinnMan
He's not going to win any awards for cyclist-fan bonhomie, but this comparison isn't fair. The opi-omi lady was negligent at best. He lost control of his bike under tricky circumstances.
Well, Rowe was also negligent at best. Nobody is blaming him for puncturing and crashing, but ambling onto a very narrow road with the bike almost crosswise to the road was a boneheaded thing to do. He ought to be thankful that that was a bike racer coming and not a motorcycle or support car.