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Bullets - licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 by ArthurrhUpdated: US pro cyclist leaves team after being summonsed for firing shots from handgun on training ride
A rider with US Professional Continental outfit United Healthcare has been summonsed for firing shots from a handgun while on a training ride – and is said to have claimed afterwards that he “needed to vent.”
28-year-old Daniel Summerhill, who last week won the prologue at the Tour of Japan, was summonsed for disorderly conduct and reckless endangerment in connection with the incident in February, reports 9News.com, and has reportedly entered a plea of not guilty.
He is alleged to have illegally fired shots from the weapon in a residential area in Jefferson County, Colorado, according to his arrest report.
A woman who had just arrived home from work is said to have heard three “loud pops” and went into the street, South Deer Park Road, to investigate. She said she saw the cyclist fire two more shots into a hillside.
The arrest report said that “The area that she indicated that he had shot at was a hillside between two driveways, with a freestanding garage and a vehicle parked in front of it.”
The report continued: “There were residences on both sides of the road there as well as one above the hillside where the male had shot.”
Spent rounds were found around 50 yards apart, said to suggest that Summerhill had been firing as he rode along.
The woman’s husband followed the rider and confronted him, with the arrest report saying that he “had been able to see a handgun in one of the pouches on the back of the male’s jersey.”
According to the report, “The male initially denied shooting, but then admitted that he had a bad day and need to vent, so he decided to shoot.”
The driver took video footage as he followed the cyclist and having identified the kit he was wearing as that of the United Healthcare team, looked on its website where he saw a picture of Summerhill and believed he had been the rider in question.
A sheriff’s deputy subsequently met with the cyclist, and wrote in the report: “He confirmed that he had been riding his bicycle in Deer Creek Canyon on a five-hour training ride and had needed to vent before he got back to his vehicle.
“He told me that he had no idea that the area was residential and that it was not OK for him to shoot at the hillside there.”
Summerhill, who is now in his fifth full season with United Healthcare after joining as a stagiaire in August 2012, is due to attend a pre-trial hearing on 12 July.
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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Out on a training ride
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looks like someone in excel sports kit from boulder.......seems like carrying a gun in Colorado is the norm. Worked at the owner of that company's house once he had a glock in the cubourd.....when I lived over there.....I had a gun tooo
Patiently waiting for Behindthebikesheds to post his encyclopaedic projectile knowledge, along with corroborating evidence. There's many people on here have more than one hobby...
Indeed there are. I'm an ex-FAC holder and keen shooter. Given it up now though, you think cycling's expensive..?!
I just happen to have shot a few rounds off in my time with various forces issued weapons (never in anger fortunately), plus got to spend some time with the army shooting team BITD so had a little interest (I wasn't good enough not by a long stretch). just wanted to point out that these are not 'just' for rifles as the poster was being pedantic regarding the photo used when relating to the use of a handgun, I just wanted to make the point that they were in fact incorrect in being pedantic.
HTH
Is that a gun in your pocket or are you pelased to see me...
"Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?
Sorry, someone had to.
Ta. 'Made my day.' (misquote)
No, they really didn't.
No they aren't, they are bullets. The cartridge is the complete package of bullet, case, propellant and primer ie what you load into the gun.
Yep, bullets and not cartridges. You can tell they're for a rifle because they're pointed. Pistol bullets are generally more rounded and also shorter while they aren't chamfered at the tail. Bceause rifle bullets reach higher velocities and are for longer range, they are designed to be more aerodynamic.
I'm curious what kind of pistol he was carrying. They are kind of bulky and not really the sort of thing you'd want to tuck inside your lycra on a training ride.
I'd guess probably .30 calibre lead soft-nosed boat tailed hunting bullet around the 180 grain mark - intended use possibly probably .308 if British or 30-06 if the photo's American? You can get specialist custom handguns that fire rifle cartridges but they're a fairly specialised branch of shooting. Saw a guy shooting one at Bisley once and the recoil on the things is pretty spectacular.
Primarily for hunting, yup. As i said the calibre is well within the range of many handguns though and the spitzer boat tail can be used without mods by a few handguns (Magnum/Remington as two examples) so these are not solely rifle bullets as you stated.
Sure you wouldn't want to go hunting with them, least of all wield a loaded handgun whilst riding a bike at the same time, however my point is that you made a point of picking out an 'inaccuracy' about the pic relating to the text which actually you were incorrect over.
People like him will eventially get his ass shot by some bubbahs in a pickup. If the schumck is with others on the ride more will be shot. It's bad enough for cyclists (and now reporters) here in America without idiots like him playing cowboy or Rambo on a bike. Besides, why would anyone want to be carrying that extra wieght?
As utterly bizarre as this story sounds to me, being British, it seems that plenty of people here "vent" by doing things with their motor vehicles that are at least as dangerous. It's a weird world we live in...
https://twitter.com/jebbush/status/699706718419345408
Can sympathise as I also get the need to vent a few motorists every now and then.
I say just a $10 fine and wash the sheriffs car for a month.
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Who the F@#k thinks that's a good idea!
Wow is the states a country where you feel a need to carry a handgun in your lycra? at least he won't be done for concealing
But he's FREE, right? That's what guns are all about?
Potentially good guy to have as a domestique though for stopping any unwanted breakaways.
Yep. Seriously dumb-assed thing to do, even in 'Murrica.
What a dumbass.
Those are rifle bullets in the picture, not handgun bullets. Just saying.
What are you basing your statement on to come to that conclusion?
For one it can't be the calibre can it as that is well within the size of many many handguns, but seeing as you appear to know a thing or two indulge us with a bit more spec of what's pictured;
grain weight, actual calibre, casing design (there's a particular name for it) and primary use will do.
ta.
Those are .27 caliber Sierra bullets... 135 grain... meant for handloading .270 Win or. 270 Weatherby Magnum cartridges. .482 ballistic coefficient. Typically used for varmint hunting.
Technically, they are cartridges but no matter.