It is important to me to emphasize that criteriums are a type of racing in which risk can be rewarded greatly, but they do not have to be dangerous like this. Attitudes of the racers, course design, and officiating are among the few things that are improving but still need work. We hope to show these tough scenes not as a glorification of the danger of the sport, but as a source of context for riders, fans, and officials on how racing can be made safer on all fronts. Bike racing has risks, but it is a sport that needs racers, fans, organizers, and officials to work together, care for one another, and improve so that it can grow and bring to the surface all the other amazing parts of the sport that aren't crashing. Wishing the men here a speedy recovery and hopeful we can make the sport better and reduce these incidents by increasing awareness of the situations that lead to these unfortunate circumstances.

The barriers are awful, with the foot sticking out into the road. In Europe they switched to the ones that lean back so there’s no foot and more space at the top …..

To say that US crit racing is strongest in the world is pretty crazy statement 😂 you have 1 world tour guy without teammates and he wins by far. You should visit local euro crit race to see the level of riders.

0:21 mark - "oh sh*t I didn't know that." Not sure why that cracked me up LoL. Great stuff you guys!

Thanks for getting me into racing! I rode my first criterium last sunday and enjoyed every meter of it. Unfortunately i am still way above my desired weight, the course was way too technical and hilly for me (30m height over 1,6km with 15 corners, multiple choke points with only space for one). Only ended up in P9 in the university class and 4 laps down, but nonetheless an unforgettable experience. Also i learned a lot from your videos, otherwise i wouldn't have done so well for my first time

crazy how one world tour pro with no team can effortlessly win. theres levels to it

If you pause at 7:40 it almost looks like the barrier starts angling inward and that's what caused the guy in front of Justin to get squeezed into it.

The flat spot on the tire agrees with your breaking assessment 😂

7:31 This is where my spidey sense went off. Guy in the white doesn't have good control of his bike at this point in the race anymore. By a stroke of luck he actually dodges the crash, but can't tell from the camera what caused it.

I must say, nice camerawork by the Winspace! Even whilst crashing it managed to keep the action in frame 😀🙌

I've done 1, 8 corner crit in my life. Never again, as a serious but not professional rider the risk just isn't worth it. There are plenty of decent 2, 3, and 4 corner crits that are more enjoyable.

Very Paul Greengrass/Jason Bourne camerawork. Flashback to another time ;)

great, but the most important part is, "how is the new bike after that?"

US Crit racing is the strongest in the world! Also US Crit racing with 3000m to go: 💀

Love the vids bro

When dive-bombing corners gets you rekt badly 💀

damn lot of videos lately. It's really nice

Interesting that Lotto Soudal lets Lamperti race crits.

That Lamperdi guy is a F*ing beast. At the front the whole time. By himself. Still strong at the end. Jeez.

You’re right. It’s 10% fitness 90% ability. My friend Luke won that. And he was breathing through his nose the whole time.

Thx for the great footage. I hope the injured riders get well pretty soon. Can you guys comment on that beautiful and fastest bike in the world, Simplon Pride 2?

At about 10:15 in, is that DCC/Alpecin rider Andreas Mayr?

Wow! 43 km/h from Americans - that must be a record! Yall ain't got shit on the Continental/World riders 😅😂😢

Definitely gonna go back an analyze this race a bit more. Have a significantly less consequential 8 corner crit coming up and all of these videos have been a huge help in building my confidence in racing/racecraft. Side note: that crash was brutal. Hope everyone is ok

I think the best crit racers in the world are Australian, although I really do enjoy watching American crit racing thanks to your channel

miss the old camera angle being able to see the entire cockpit first this low one.. hoping old angle will maek a comeback haha

How can they ride 50 51 kph as average?

The nascar of crit racing would be more accurate 😂

Wow. Your Zone 2 is very different from MY Zone 2. Good lord.

May I ask what software you used to make the video!! This data presentation is very intuitive and beautiful. I like it very much. Can I know how you did it? Thank you.

I'm never doing another night-time crit. Racing in the dark is horrible

It isn't what anyone would have wanted to see, but it looks like a hard case of karma for Justin, after his consistently reckless riding.

@10:51 the rider didnt strike a pedal, it looks like he wipes out on the painted white road line.

Did you end up running the 32mm tyres for your critd by any chance?

do they make those barriers with the internal angles to maximize the ways cyclists could get caught in them?

How was the bike after the crash?

Justin Williams just blamed his crash here on inexperienced riders instead of the spectator sticking his arm out. Just shows you what he thinks of his fellow racers. I'm so sick of him blaming his peers. If he had served his ban from the sport for the full length, he wouldn't have been in that crash.

*What team does Will ride for?* 🧐

Can you do one of those back to back test videos on shorter cranks? Including, does a much shorter crank let you keep on the power through a corner?

To say that an American criterium is technical compared to a European one is to compare oval racing with Formula 1. 🤨

Why is Luke Lamperti at an amateur race?

Pls stop with the clickbait algorithm titles.

2:35 I guess a softer bike with less "kick" isn't important huh

Ha yeah a proper pro makes them look like amateurs.

Waiting for the WB to complain again… same old same old

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