Sunday, June 04 2006, Wilhelm Franc wrote:
It was down from Mirador del Rio when at 90km/h my backtire blew up.
Chances are one to a million to come into such a situation…like in Lotto – belive me I’d like more to have this luck :-)
The difficulty was to brake at this speed with one brake and not to bail.
Finally I did not crash. Thank good and the angels from Lanzarote - I’m fine.
But my back wheel was totally damaged.
The carbon disk was broken apart.
So I stood there and thought to myself: I won!!!!
I won another expensive experience how it does not work to finish top ten at pro level. :-)
And I did well - at this time I was right arround Nils Goerke, Martin Leumann, Gerit Schellens, Luc….
Why expensive…
First the fear factor…
Then:
Accomodation € 500.-
Flight € 350.-
Broken disc € 1390.-
Blown tire € 100.-
Minus 10 days from my holiday account at the office….
Though expensive what do you think….
Well and there is this other spot I have to pay at IM Zürich…
At least I can show if I am able to hold against Gerit ;-)
Now why thank you?
Well after a while walking down to the gas station in Arieta, out of a sudden a car drove besides me and stopped.
Out of the window poped a very pretty spanisch Girl: Do you need help? (Could you support me with her address? I was to shy to ask…)
Can you imagine how glad I was? I already saw me walking back to the transition area – as in the video from Hawaii this guy with the broken wheel…
The only difference would have been that my walk would have taken me about 65k…a bit too long.
So I stepped inside the car and was driven direct in front of my hotel!!!!
What a service!
Thank you Kenneth for this organisation.
Take care and maybe to the next year.
Will
P.S. pictures have been taken before my “experience” ;-)
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