Originally Posted by
seajaye
... We are all also of the mindset that we would rather all DNF than to drop any one member so that others can finish. Crashes and major mechanicals aside, I cannot fathom a situation where we would leave anyone behind.
I rode two Flèches last year, and both my teams dropped a rider along the way. One had crashed, damaging his bike (and, it turned out, fracturing his pelvis). He continued to ride with us to the next town from which he got a train home. The other had an asthma attack in the cold, and decided to check into a hotel rather than continue. Obviously we were not happy to lose anyone, but we dealt with the situation as necessary.