Pro completes road race on borrowed 1980s mountain bike after crash

A cyclist who crashed during the US race The The Tour of the Gila after a dog ran out onto the road managed to complete the stage after borrowing a 1980s mountain bike from a spectator to ride the final four kilometres.

Zack Allison of the Elevate Cycling team initially kept riding after he had crashed into a group of riders brought down by the stray canine, reports Deadspin.com.

http://fittish.deadspin.com/pro-cyclist-finishes-race-on-a-fans-old-moun...

But he said in a post on Instagram that with four kilometres left – and uphill at that – his “derailleur exploded.”

 

Here's the finish bike in all her glory. Crashed into the guys who crashed into the dog. Kept riding, almost made it back, derailleur exploded with 4K of climbing left. Started walking to make time cut, flagged down a spectator with this mint '82 ish stump jumper, upgrade from walking, left my bike as collateral, he wasn't going anywhere on it. Rode her in with plenty of time. Picture cred @jkneve #elevatecycling #ridelikecaleb @davetowleannouncer @robear92

A photo posted by Zack Allison (@zacharylallison) on May 4, 2016 at 7:10pm PDT

Initially he decided to shoulder his bike, cyclo-cross style, to try and make it to the finish.

Then he spotted a fan who had watched the finish and was riding back down.

Allison flagged the spectator down and asked if he could borrow the bike, a Specialized Stump Jumper, which the man readily agreed to.

He managed to make the finish inside the time limit, 9 minutes 22 seconds behind stage winner Travis McCabe of the Holowesko-Citadel Racing Team.

Launched in 1981, the Specialized Stumpjumper was the world's first mass produced mountain bike.