My name is Jerry Garcia and I was a participant in the Bike The Bluff road race last weekend. First of all I want to send prayers and thoughts to all the riders, families and friends that were involved in this horrific accident. Many lives will be forever changed due to this and what I witnessed will haunt me forever.  I consider myself very very lucky and have been trying to process all this and it's been hard. One thing that has bothered both Tamatha and I since the morning it happened is the lack of an escort vehicle or USAC officials to monitor the group and traffic during the neutral "parade through town" start. I've emailed USAC and requested that they install a rule that all races and events should be required to have an escort vehicle during a neutral "parade" start through downtown areas or areas that are congested. This was the first road race/event that I participated in that did not have an escort vehicle or USAC official with the group. I feel that this left us unprotected and vulnerable! This is of great concern to me for future events especially if the act was deliberate. Please be safe out there!

Jerry 

On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 1:57 PM Jennifer Buntz via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
For those of you who have raced much in Arizona over the years, Brian Lemke, of Landis/White Mountain, was also injured in the crash. Punctured lung & broken ribs. 

It is going to be a nice day in the Grants area tomorrow. Just saying!


Jennifer 

On Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 12:44 PM Schwartz, Ana I. via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

Ramming a car into a group of people should constitute an act of  terrorism.  It’s not just the fact that so many could have lost their lives, it’s the irrational, dangerous, unpredictable hatred that is all the more haunting.

From: charlierunner57@aol.com <charlierunner57@aol.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 4:03 PM
To: bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com; risnertamatha@gmail.com; bike-racers@swcp.com
Subject: Re: [NMCycling] Show Low update

 

Thanks Tamatha, it's good to hear that most are on the road to recovery! Praying for all to pull through!

 

 Charlie D

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From: Randy Bradford via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com>
To: 'Tamatha Risner' <risnertamatha@gmail.com>; 'Bike Racers' <bike-racers@swcp.com>
Sent: Thu, Jun 24, 2021 3:37 pm
Subject: Re: [NMCycling] Show Low update

Thanks for the update, Tamatha.  I feel grateful that we have this community for support.

 

Randy Bradford

2013RandallBradford@gmail.com    My new email

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From: Tamatha Risner <risnertamatha@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 11:35 AM
To: Bike Racers <bike-racers@swcp.com>
Subject: [NMCycling] Show Low update

 

Good morning,

 

A few of you have continued to reach out wanting updates on Longino. He had surgery on his left arm yesterday. His wife is still awaiting details from the orthopedic surgeon. He was just upgraded from ICU to the 'Trauma' unit. His brain bleed is improving and no more scans. He is definitely on the road to recovery, although long.

 

We've been receiving updates on the other injured cyclists daily. A few have been able to go home, which is a miracle in itself. There are a few still in great need of your thoughts and prayers.

 

Tammy

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