In early June I was riding 65mi with a large group of teens I help mentor when at mile 45 my front wheel hit a frost heave in the road, the wheel turned sideways, and I slammed to the ground. Ive ridden over that bump dozens of times over the last 5 years, but apparently I connected with it at a bad angle this time. I was going a little over 20 at the time and landed on my left shoulder, hip, and knee. Besides the chain falling off, the bike was perfectly fine.
I was behind my group at the time and couldnt yell loud enough to get their attention so I crawled to the side of the road to steady myself and got back on the bike. The next hour was slow and rough, but I wanted to finish. I caught up to the team and we rode the last 30min together.
I hurt, but didnt realize the extent- I broke 2 ribs, separated my clavicle, and my hip hurt for the next month.
Kinda dumb to have finished, but also oddly proud that I finished.
I will call that my most memorable ride of the year.