Thank goodness for Matt’s helmet!
It is Thursday night as I type this. I just got back in from a trip to Columbia where I spent some time with my sisters. The only thing that kept it from being an absolute best day was that I missed the last POA Cycling Summer Series race of the year. Perhaps for my safety, I’m glad I wasn’t there.
My friend and teammate, Matt Tebbetts, was in the front killing it going into the final turn on the final lap. No doubt he would have taken the final Cat. 4 race with the POA colors flying proudly.
John James told me what happened then. Matt came in so hot that he started skipping his rear wheel. He was not able to gather it in and went down hard into the curb. “He hit so hard there were pieces of helmet laying around,” John said. He went on to tell me that it didn’t appear that Matt was knocked out. He was certainly in pain.
Matt ended up with three broken ribs and a collapsed lung. I’ve got to think that he had some concussion. I am certainly concerned about him.
I couldn’t help but think what if I had been there? Most likely I would have been a bit farther back in the pack. However, Matt and I do sometime try to hook up together. Perhaps it was Providence that I missed my first Summer Series race of the year.
Get well, Matt. Your Giant frame is on the way.
7 days left to help me raise $5000.
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Tags: Matt Tebbetts, POA Cycling, Summer Series
