I could already smell the hotdogs at the finishing line when the disaster struck me. Just before the downward ride to the finishing line, we were faced with one of the steepest incline of the course. At the end of the hill, there are street lights and they were red when I arrived there. There was still a bit to climb but I decided to jump on the bike and when the lights changed green I stood up and pedalled. I still don’t understand what happened but suddenly the bike stopped and with my foot stuck to the pedal I crashed down amongst the peloton. My sort was that we were all just starting pedalling, otherwise would have been a disaster. The damage to the bike