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Spectator saves the day for unlucky Gila racer
- Updated: May 5, 2016
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So what happens when the team car isn’t there, and a racer can’t get a spare bike after a crash? Zack Allison found himself in that unenviable position on Wednesday, four kilometers from the finish of stage 1 at the Tour of the Gila.
“I took my shoes off and shouldered the bike and walked for about 500 meters in sock feet and realized it was a real long way to finish, and my situation sucked really bad,” the Elevate Pro Cycling rider said.
And then, help arrived. It wasn’t a team car, or a …
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