It was a day of highs and lows for Mel on the bike this week. She blitzed all the guys on the tough hill climbs that Steve picked out for us around One Tree Hill but then took a tumble over the bars on a technical rocky descent down the other side. There was a suggestion that the crash occured due to Tony breaking Mel's concentration by talking to her as she tried to negotiate the rock garden but i think the truth lies in a little too much pressure on the front brake.
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| The scene of the incident |
Whatever the cause the end result was a heavy tumble on to some sharp rocks and a cut arm and a corked thigh. Steve applied first aid (a bandaid) and Mel toughed it out on the rest of the ride. We thought that was the end of tale but as the following text quote from Mel explains there was more to the story.
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| Luckily Steve is trained in first aid |
" After I had a shower I checked my arm and the cut looked a bit deep so I thought it wouldn't hurt to go to the hospital just to see if it needed stitches. Well they couldn't stitch it as its in a funny spot and would keep opening up so they glued it and put a friggin' cast on my arm which I have to wear for the next 5 days so it heals properly! I think I should have just left the bandaid on."
