I love these cat 5 crit videos. Can't get enough of them.

You forgot to add that Dennis looked over his right shoulder at the same time you looked over your left shoulder.

Compared to the other crash videos, which I felt were pretty bad, here you explain the situation well and educate us why this happened. This is more in line with your channel in general and how I want a crash video to be. Well done and keep the videos coming!

Kudos for recognizing the mistake, Humble! you sir are the reason I love this channel so much. get well, looking fwd to the new update

Every cyclist want to ask: "How was the bike?"

real footage of you taking a nap

Yeah , that is racing for ya. Dennis had to replace his bike too :(. Glad you're alright and Dennis says he be back soon, no surgery. You guys are both great riders and sometimes this happens to very experienced riders. Says a lot about your character to not just blame Dennis. Great videos as always.

I'm impressed at how quickly you were able to get your foot out to break your fall. I would have hit the pavement shoulder-first before I even knew I was falling!

Heal up fast Jeff! Thanks for your videos and insight.

It was my understanding, and practice (in NorCal), which I was taught and have seen followed by many others as well, that the side you give the chicken wing on is the side you want the rider behind to follow through on. I would have been confused as well. Maybe you should do a poll up there, find out if this really is common practice, and assert the rule in another video. Someone above is claiming track riders do the opposite. Sheesh. Good luck sorting that out.

Get well soon man! Good luck as well!

Agreed with 'cycling is inherently dangerous sports.' But we love it and will come out for AVN.

Just glad you're ok. Hope you heal quickly.

I hope you get well soon. I’m really glad you shared this.

Looking back is a must. Watching vids as much as I do from being a football player and learning the value of quality video race tactics and footage. You must know what's behind you to act accordingly in front. Ultimately, with this crash...it was simply bad timing. Thx for sharing and heal up!!! Looking forward to the next vid. Loving them!!!

2:09 is absolute worth the whole video 😂

Hope you both heal up quickly and completely, dude

Thanks for the explanation andsharing!

I think it was just bad luck, Guys on the limit and sometimes shite happens....especially bike racing!!! Love your uploads and commentary,Please keep us happy.

Sucks man , shit happens . Thankfully no one got crazy hurt ! Heal up , good luck !!!

Get better soon guys. Yeah is part of what we sign for on bike racing!

Damn that hurts!!! Always great cycling videos here!!!! :-) Excellent racing info here!!!

Great helpful video some of us can learn from. I don't race in couple years , but this helpful in any kind pack riding.

Amen about crit racing being risky! I got shoulder barged in a bunch sprint in a fixed gear crit and broke my collarbone, lots of road rash. Maybe I’ll send you the footage... heal up soon!

Good luck at boise criterium it's always a good event for spectators. Have fun.

Pretty simple.. If you're going to swing your left elbow to indicate to the guy behind you to come through you're expecting/wanting him to pass you on that left side in no way do you then veer off your line especially to the side you've just swang your elbow.

Class act! Seriously C L A S S A C T. Not many recognize their mistakes, and only very few will use these resources to teach us a lesson and build up from here. Thanks!

you looked left and carried on straight and he looked right and moved left (accidents happen). Hope you both get better quickly.

Dude, I’m so glad you shared this. Not happy your crashed, but happy you talked through it. I just crashed in a Cat 4 race while vacationing in Colorado. Shit you not, first crash in a road race and I’ve been laid up with a broken neck! My luck sucks! And I was not looking back, so I feel like there’s even less excuse for mine. Anyway, looking forward to more videos!

Super rad crash! Looking forward to next videos. Have you tried tegaderm bandages for road rash? - I highly recommend.

- "Starfish pose GO!" Glad you're ok man.

im using your video to educate my rider they’re 12-17 years old drawing stick figure still blurs them all of ur videos really helped right know im planning their routine and still identifying each other potential thank you lots of love from MALAYSIA

What a bummer! Get well soon!!!

Man get well soon to you and the fellow crasher good luck on the next few races.

glad you are ok.

Jeff I wish you a fast recovery and painless showers in the not too distant future.

That WOAH WOAH WOAH hit so hard. Goosebumps

Love how you guys get to do racing, here in the uk you have to basically hand over your spleen to do that. Only TTs allowed on public roads.

Been there, done that. Not on my nip lol, but shoulder, wrist, palms, legs, etc. Get well soon. You've probably dealt with road rash before, but in my experience I've found that keeping it moist and keeping it covered is the way to go for a short healing time. I slather it in triple antibiotic ointment for the first few days along with keeping it covered under a non-stick gauge pad and held on with an athletic bandage roll. For the rest of the time I keep it slathered in petroleum jelly and covered with the same type of gauze and bandage until a new layer of skin is completely covering the wound. I am amazed at how fast road rash heals when it's kept covered. Not to mention keeping it covered and moist really makes it a lot more comfortable.

Also, in the freeze frame where you are looking back, the guy is looking to his right to check if your trying to pass on that side (even though there is much less room), when he twists his neck and upper body to the right, he naturally tugs a little left on the bars causing the drift to the left. It was the 'right' set of events that happened within a few seconds.

It seemed that he stopped pedaling for a second and got up over his saddle. Am I seeing things? Love the videos man. Good tips. Good luck in the coming weeks!

You guys get well soon,you felt like pro💪🏽💪🏽😢

Dennis faded left while looking over his right shoulder. Bad timing is all. Heal well, both of you!

that's one reason I have been concidering going to full length gloves. Hopefully the other dudes collar bone isn't to bad. I have been on the mend for 4 months after breaking mine in 4 places and having it surgically repaired. Only 4 weeks off the bike tho.

Hahaha "full yard sale". I had a good laugh there LOL

Hey man, shit happens and it looks like a classic bit of miscommunication. Good luck in Boise!

I hope you and other cyclist recover soon! Thing I have learnt is that when cycling it is better to avoid any unpredictable moves

Bummer on the crash. Good lessons learned, I'll take that one to heart

Ouch! Hope you heal up soon! :D

It's part of cycling can happen to any of us guys get well soon is all i can contribute to your vid 😎👍

I'm commenting because you asked us to. That is the first time I've ever seen the guy in front taken down that hard, that looked brutal. I know everyone is saying you looked, he looked then drifting and yada yada... but the third element that made a perfect storm is when he stopped pedaling (no blame, but never ever ever stop pedaling, soft pedaling maybe) while of course you were accelerating which almost instantaneously made you overlap wheels and took any reaction time you may have had. I used to live by the 50% rule (don't look it up, it's my concoction), which is when passing, I would not stop focusing on my guy until at least 50 % overlap of our bikes and bodies ensuring he knows I'm there. It's much easier to lean on him at the center point of his mass (ass cheek, hip, thigh, helmet to shoulder or whatever) and not upset his bike which will in-turn be holding me up if we rub. Hopefully my old tip is still relevant to someone out there. get better soon dude!!!

dang man, that's bad luck. Looks like he looked back to his right and drifted left a bit. A combination of minor things that led to a major thing. Hope you get well soon!

I might just race too much track, but for me swinging my elbow is signaling you're about to pull up track (in that direction) which is followed by ( demonstrated) shoulder checking to make sure it's still clear, then peeling off.

Impressive that you reacted so quickly to get a foot down to start breaking your fall, might be just what saved you from coming off any worse!

It happens my brother thank God you are OK hope your friend gets better soon.

Back on the Felt or is an old video? That bike looks so good to me.

I love watching your videos! I hope to someday race catagory 1 races. I'm 14 and I race cat 5

Awesome. Going to get me some full finger gloves now.

Ooohhhh boy!!!! Sorry for that. Hope you guys are recovering well. Which city these criterium races ? Thanks. Best from Brasilia - Brasil.

See you at intelli! Cheers, The guy doing weird stuff at the start line in the Let's Roast jersey 🤪

Awesome content

You got gloves on! huge

Get well soon bro.

The road said thanks for the hug guys 😂

holy shit just seeing it hurts! hope you get better soon.

2:08 the way you dragged him down 😂😂😂

There's always going to be spills in any sports. It's learning from your mistakes that makes us better!

I think it is important to make it clear when you end up your pull. This is what teams do when they are doing a TTT. In that situation it was really ambiguous. Also, the more experience you have can make you less aware especially in a practice crit. However you still face de same risks

You are the man for taking some of the blame.

Look behind first , then make your move , mistake but big👍for fessing up. Good luck in your next race.

Oh no :( i hope both you guys heal up fast

Damn I felt that one

Ouch. Nothing quite like a busted collarbone and tons of road rash...been there done that...ugh. Hope you guys heal up quick

Heal up soon! Maybe I'll spot you in Boise Saturday while I'm being a lazy spectator from the park!

back when i start riding some of the old school guy would tell us to keep our arms in when going down and try to slide on the back

It happens. Glad to hear everyone involved is on the mend! Great content as usual:)

this is why I only do TT's now....get better soon

What about a small mirror where your bar tape cap is? It’s not that cool thing to do but could help with seeing behind and not turning your head.

Sorry I hope you recover well .

I’m gonna start watching at least one of these videos before I ride to remind myself to ride safe

Hope you get better soon

Get well, Lad.

impressive

Was the elbow flick from dennis an indication of direction: “I’m going left” the checked to see if you were on his right?

Bad bad bad !

Bummer!!! Heal quick.

Nice bike

What do I think? Hey.... shit happens. One of those tough breaks. Hope you get better soon.

You do a great job in your race analysis (whatever the plural is)... this crash is just unfortunate confluence of two mistakes being made. However the left elbow flick puts more blame on the front rider. Trailing rider always has to be attentive and we all have tales of tire rub that didn't lead to a crash. Get well and stay safe.

Its an honest mistake from both parties though u humble to admit u had some fault too. Get well bro

Just a general question, if im looking at such an incident, what are the likely points of damage on a bike and what are the poins that are the most likely to be in need of replacement? My bike got knocked over recently, and the only noticeable damage was some scraps on the shifters and the quick release from the back. My handlebar (aloy) and tape received no dmg. But yeah, it was standing still. This incident to me looks like a high risk of two totaled carbon frames, maybe some totaled backwheels, totaled seat, totaled handlebar, one pedal scratched down. If you´re lucky the groupset has no functional dmg.

Nearly had a crash exactly like that. Guy flicked his left arm then as I was about to pass him on the left he swung left abruptly and nearly took me out. But luckily I was not looking back.

The Twilight criterium in Boise I go there every year

Oof, hope you get better soon man Can you introduce the equipment that you use? Thanks

Looks like he was looking over left shoulder as you looked over the right. I'm terrible at holding my line when I'm looking back and I wonder if he just drifted by mistake because of that.

Hmmm, never seen that in a race before, healing from road rash as we speak from a club ride. 🤔🤔

He is looking left to see if he has room to move over to let you pull up the right side.

Ouch!!

Ouch!

Get well soon.