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Well labor day weekend was upon me and so was the 10K Cycling classic. This race was going to be one of the biggest races for me this year. Not only were there some big pro names in the domestic scene present, but big names in the European scene as well. I show up to the start line and none other Tour de France stage winner and multi-time Paris Roubaix podium rider George Hincapie was racing. This is what I get motivation from! So the race starts and it stats off pretty fast. About 2.5 miles in, the rider in front of me begins going over these pot holes. The holes are not bad, but for some reason the guy in front of me tries to get out of this line. With me on this guys wheel, he goes off his line and crashes. I see a gap just to the left, in a split second decision, I try to shoot the gap. The rider to the right of me hits this guys bike bike and pushes it into me. I go down! The last thing I remember is seeing this guy grimacing on the ground. The next thing I remember is waking up in the ER. I had been in there for a couple of minute before I even gain consciousness. Just before I get transferred out of the ER, I get about 20 Stitches in the right side of my face as well as the news that my thumb is broken. That Friday, I get surgery on my thumb as well as I get my facial wounds cleaned up by a plastic surgeon. I still have stitches in my face, but it looks alot better since he cleaned it up. Tomorrow (Monday, a week since the accident) I will be going to get the stitches taken out. I will get the 2 pins out of my thumb in about a month, and another 2 weeks after that before the cast comes off. A BIG thanks to the Macnaughtons! Through cycling I met a guy named Josh Macnauhton. Josh's dad is an orthopedic surgeon. So thankfully, I had a true family friend doing my surgery on my thumb. I am very thankful and honored to be able to call the Macnaughtons my friend! Josh and his family are AMAZING!