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California cyclist surprised by deer (Silas Patlove YouTube still)Video: Deer brings California cyclist crashing down
A cyclist in California had a nasty crash as he rode on a descent towards the coastal town of Sausalito when a deer jumped out in front of him, leaving him with no time to react.
Silas Patlove captured the incident, which took place on Alexander Avenue, on his Fly6 camera attached to his handlebars and posted the video to YouTube.
He said: “Although I don't remember it, I landed on my back, and hit the back of my Giro helmet, which probably saved me from serious brain injury.
“Although I had a mild concussion with a bit of memory loss around the event, I am very grateful to have escaped feeling only a little banged up.
“I cannot speak to the deer's injuries. Also, thank you very much to the folks who stopped to help.”
The clip would no doubt have been a contender for our Top 10 Videos of 2014 round-up had that not already been published – you can watch those here.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Wow - made me jump
Serves him right for cycling on the wrong side of the road, the deer was obviously not looking in his direction.
OMG that was a great shot by the deer bet he got full marks of his pals for hitting the cyclists square on ! Not sure if it was the Cyclists or the deer groaning but feel sorry for both the of them. For more animal related cycle tom foolery check out www.tinpony.co.uk
Go on I'll say it....
Oh deer!
Coat please.
Wait a minute. It looks very much like his stem became detached from his steerer post-crash, and not in a broken steerer kind of way. That's very peculiar.
Guess he hadn't whacked the torque wrench on it for a while perhaps.
I recognised that bit of road as I rode it last year. Without even seeing the location. It's just off the Golden Gate Bridge into Sausalito. Amazing ride. I bet that stung.
Oh no
The rider makes a sound a bit like Alan Partridge when he's on the ground.