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Pro Rider Finishes Race on Classic Bike

Professional cyclist Zack Allison of Elevate Pro Cycling Team finished Stage 1 of the Tour of The Gila on a borrowed bike (from a spectator).

Earlier in the race, Zack had crashed in the back of some riders when a dog run in the course. He carried on but his rear derailleur snapped 4 km from the finish. He started walking towards the finish line when he saw a spectator and asked him for his bike, a Specialized Stumpjumper from the early 80’s. He left his broken bike “as collateral”.

Zack, I don’t think the spectator was thinking of running away with your broken bike. Steel is real after all, especially if it can help a pro finish a race.

Here’s the finish bike in all her glory. Crashed into the guys who crashed into the dog. Kept riding, almost made it back, derailleur exploded with 4K of climbing left. Started walking to make time cut, flagged down a spectator with this mint ’82 ish stump jumper, upgrade from walking, left my bike as collateral, he wasn’t going anywhere on it. Rode her in with plenty of time. Picture cred @jkneve #elevatecycling #ridelikecaleb @davetowleannouncer @robear92

A photo posted by Zack Allison (@zacharylallison) on May 4, 2016 at 7:10pm PDT