Cyclists (Literally) Blown Off Their Bikes

During stage three race organizers ended up having to cancel the race because the cyclists were getting blown off their bikes in the wind.

Stage Three of the Volta a La Marina in Benidorm, Spain

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on February 11, 2016 at 10:58am

More than a couple times I've hit a wind tunnel or sheer, the way it hits a building...Clark@ Lincoln park west, Pine Grove@Irving park, Halsted@Grace, Broadway@Devon to name a few.

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Permalink Reply by Andrea K on February 13, 2016 at 7:22am

wondering if this would happen to a bicycle made with a steel frame?!

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Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on February 19, 2016 at 11:12am

If you're getting out from work right now in Chicago, Friday rush hour, February 19, 2016, and you're cycling back home, good luck! You will feel like the road racers in this video.

Currently at 4pm, west winds are gusting up to a powerful 'punching' 62 MPH !

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Permalink Reply by Cheryl on February 19, 2016 at 11:37am

Hoo boy! The morning ride was interesting enough.....!

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Permalink Reply by Josh L. on February 21, 2016 at 6:19am

I did the lakefront @7 and except for a few patches it really wasn't that windy. Seems like the lakefront was much less windy than the rest of the North side.

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Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on February 21, 2016 at 8:33am

http://www.weather.gov/lot/2016feb19_highwinds

The worst of the high winds occurred from around noon and progressed in intensity just before sunset then dropped down considerably at dark. The lakefront was extremely windy at that time where gusts hit around 60mph where the top gusts were 73mph at the Harrison-Dever Crib and 72mph at Douglas Park.