This gnarly crash at the 2017 Santa Barbara Road Race left one competitor hanging on for dear life after finding himself on the wrong side of a bridge retaining wall 30 feet up from a dry creek bed:
“This is the crash that occurred at the sprint finish of the Cat 3 Santa Barbara Road Race.This year’s finish was DANGEROUS as the finish had us sprinting over a bridge that was about 30 ft to the dry creek bad below.One guy was extremely lucky that he was able to remain aware, as he’s tumbling around, and grab on the retaining wall to keep from falling. So scary!”
[images from Storck Bicycle GmbH’s Facebook]