Andrew is having a rough time lately. If you can recall, he took a mean spill at Hillsboro-Roubaix but came back smiling and cowbellin’.
Well, now he’s bouncing back after hitting the bricks in the finishing straightaway last weekend at the Great Dane Crit #2. What did he do after the accident? After cracking his helmet? After he trashed his bike, shoulder, back, hip, knee, shin, elbow, wrist, hand, everything except his eyelids? He hopped up and shouldered the bike and he ran a few hundred meters to cross the finish line. Poor guy seems to have a hex on him yet he refuses to succumb to frustration or pain. Besides being absolutely stupid fast, this is what this Andrew is all about.
The results page never tells the big story man. We’re proud of you, good luck in those showers and shoulderin’ that bag all week.
These photos are not for the faint of heart but, if you’re so inclined, check out what your boy Andrew is dealing with. It’s a reminder that helmets are good ideas…
April 21st, 2008 at 12:57 pm
holy fucking road rash batman…but seriously, how’s the jersey? did it make it?
April 21st, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Damn. Might be time to pick up a sponsorship with duo-derm.
Do they sell it by the square foot?
April 21st, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Sheeeit. Makes me hurt just to see it. Glad nothing got broke.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Heal up Candle Man! Watch some American Flyers while you are takin’ it easy.
April 24th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
OUCH! Maybe this make you feel better Andrew! Glad you were wise enough to wear your helmut!
http://www.jeanzei.com/keep-andrew-safe
April 24th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Jeebus, Andrew!
You can order tegaderm in 8″x10″ sheets… ask the pharmacists at Jewel and they can have it in a day or 2.
April 24th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Wow that is bad…but I think it will take more than this to keep you down.
Good luck with healing quickly, and such!
April 25th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Heal up Andrew. One word for you: TEGADERM!
April 25th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Heal up and stay hardcore!
Hopefully, your run of bad luck is just about over. To test that, go for a flyer and see if you can lap the field. Bet you can.
April 25th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
y’all are sweet. julio, the jersey’s pretty messed up, but nothing a little elbow grease can’t patch out, and paint back on.
ill see some of yous guys out at baraboo.
April 27th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Andrew, good seeing you on the street last month. I too am glad to hear you didn’t break anything, and running the bike through the finish deserves congratulations of the highest order. I took a spill on Halsted shortly after running into you and wasn’t so lucky-broke my shoulder blade in three. I would love to come and see a race. Hit me back and let me know when you will be in one next.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:55 am
andrew…i was just jazzin’ you about the jersey. good job on the whole being a man about it and picking up your bike to make it across the finish line. i personally would’ve started crying and waited for someone to carry me all the way back home…at this point i would swear to never race again…but thats me…peace.