Originally Posted by
Wildwood
It's a 2handed sport when racing at speed.
I read - took hand off bars to clear nose and gusty winds took him off-line.
edit: if he was executing the infamous snotrocket, at least his training partner was ahead and therefore, safe from a crash and spared watching a horrific crash of his team leader.
+1 (and on a downhill corner with known gusting winds. On a TT bike.) As I said last page - Racing 101; Avoid the dumb crashes.