longhorn and flats

I saw quite a few flats out there too but came through with no problems. 

A lot of the road rash were from accidents on some of those sharp turns.  We need to all LISTEN when there is a volunteer there telling us to slow down.  I'm usually ultra conservative and I still came around one corner a little too fast.  I agree there were some bumps in bridges and shadows that needed better marking.

Remember even in a race it's each rider's responsibility to be alert and know the course.

Be safe out there!

Lots and lots of people on the side of the road.  I actually saw 1 entire rear hydration set, cages and all on the first hill, and then thru the course of the ride, 2 more bottle cages on the ground.  I'll bet I saw 50 flats, 100 poofies, and hundreds of bottles launched, and 2 people getting medical.
Thankfully, no issues for me, other than throwing the chain on the first short steep climb. 

I did see a lot of flats. When we brought our bikes from the parking lot to transtion on Sat, someone said watch out because there were stickers. I carried my bike all the way to the rack. So did many people, but some folks were walking them. Maybe some people got into these.

 Also saw quite a few wrecks that were being attended by medical staff. One guy had his arm in a sling, and a few others were bloodied up.

Kudos to those of you that had to deal with this type of adversity and still finished the race. You are true warriors!