FAO: The riders who helped at cannock yesterday (07-02-09). Thank You.

To the two guys who helped carry the stretcher and lent me hoodies after my body amour / clothing was cut off – thank you. Im sorry i wasnt really in a fit state to get your names. If you see this please let me know who you are as i owe you a beer or three -when im more mobile Smiley

Too all my mates who helped and made sure i was ok, to the paramedics and air ambulance crew who picked up the pieces – Thank you.

And to Matt Who drove all the way to cannock and picked up my car – mate your a star.

Thank you all again. The beers will be on me guys.

Thank you.

What happened?

What did you do?? Sounds bad….

Had a bit of a lateral conrol failure on take off due to snow and ice on a big table. Landed to the right of the landing and got bucked over the bars in to a tree. Hit it vertically, upside down, spine first. Apparently the crack of my body armour / helmet hitting the tree was heard a few hundred yards away.

Coughed up some blood and got Ambulanced to A&E – couldnt get me to the air ambulance coz of the snow / ice and steep slope – so no free helichopper ride for me.
Few burst blood vessels in lungs, popped my hip in and out and damaged my lower back – was told the the spine protector on my body armour was pretty much the only reason im not having metal in my spine.

Still cant really walk – managed 15 agonising feet this morning on crutches, might be a day or two before im back on the bike… 🙂

you need to thank this guy..

Sounds like a huge accident, hope you mend quickly.

shit!! heal fast mate!!

blimey 😯

*sends healing vibes*

bloody hell! sounds nasty. 🙁
good to hear you’re alright

Snake bite – who is that guy?

Update, just managed to conquer the stairs – only took 15mins each way.

Now got to phone my gaffer and tell him im not in on monday, a year to the day after i had to phone him to say i wouldnt be in as i had broken my collarbone…

Am not looking forward to this conversation, wish me luck.

where’s this tabletop? over on the DH tracks?

i would send healing vibes but the amount of broken bits on me would make the fairly week.

who is that guy

you REALLY don’t want to know

welcome to the cannock major injuries club 🙂

EYE got a helicopter ride though 😉

get well soon

That is Cannock Chase’s number freeride God, dontchaknow.

Hope you heal quickly, sounds like a nasty accident that could have been a lot worse.

Of course some would say body armour is overkill for mtbing. 🙄

Cheers for the kind wishes guys, shouldnt be more than a week or two off the bike hopefully.

Bit of a shameless bump too as i really want to find out who the guys who helped out were.

Cheers

j

Alex Thomson by all accounts… http://www.bikeadventuresuk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6742

Shameless bumping.

Spoken to Alex since the accident but i still cant find a couple of the riders to thank them.

Any help appreciated.

Ta