Mountain Biker suffers crash landing

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Mike


http://www.cairns.com.au/article/200...ocal-news.html

Biker suffers crash landing
Margo Zlotkowski

Monday, July 28, 2008

© The Cairns Post



VIDEO: This is the terrifying moment mountain bike rider Tommy
Insixiengmay hit the dirt in a spectacular crash yesterday and lived
to tell the tale.

The new recruit to the sport was knocked unconscious after taking a
bad tumble just minutes from the finish line in the latest round of
the Cairns Mountain Bike Club’s downhill championships.

Mr Insixiengmay, 20, was discharged from Cairns Base Hospital last
night after being rushed by ambulance from the Smithfield Conservation
Park course with suspected concussion about 2.45pm.

"I don’t know if it’s one of the most serious accidents we’ve had but
it’s certainly one of the most spectacular," club secretary Gordon
Greaves said yesterday.

"He came over a jump and fell, causing another rider right behind him
to fall on top of him."

The second rider’s wheel clipped Mr Insixiengmay, a Mt Sheridan
graphic designer who only competed in his first race last month, in
the head.

"But Tommy won’t let something like this put him off," Mr Greaves
said.

"He’ll just have a tale to tell about what happens when it all goes
pear-shaped.

"He says all he remembers is waking up and being surrounded by women
as he was being given first-aid – it was like paradise."

Mr Greaves said the second rider was not hurt in the accident, but in
a separate accident further up the track, another boy badly bruised
his ankle.

"There’s always scrapes and bruises but not often anything serious,"
he said.
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