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Velodrome cyclist ready for Alberta ride

Regular at Colwood facility recovers after Commonwealth Games crash
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Velodrome cyclist Nic Hamilton recovered quickly from crash that kept him from representing Canada at the Commonwealth Games.

Crashes happen often in pro cycling, but not the kind Nic Hamilton experienced.

The 27-year-old Saanich resident B次元官网网址 who spent plenty of time circling ColwoodB次元官网网址檚 Westshore Velodrome this year B次元官网网址 was on the Canadian track cycling team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow when his name went national. It was July 23, the day of the Opening Ceremonies, and Hamilton had just clipped a marshal during a training session in the velodrome. Both went tumbling after the 60 km/h crash.

B次元官网网址淲hen you have a crash like that, it can go one of two ways,B次元官网网址 Hamilton said from Calgary, where he was prepping for the upcoming Tour of Alberta, Sept. 2 to 9.

B次元官网网址淓ither you have both people pointing fingers at each other, or both are saying sorry, and it was the latter. You canB次元官网网址檛 sit around and say whose fault it was. Both the volunteer and myself were trying to do our jobs.B次元官网网址

It was with that mindset Hamilton moved to recover emotionally and physically from the crash.

He was concussed, and a series of injuries to the small back muscles kept him in bed for the better part of three days. The marshal, a Glaswegian woman, also suffered a concussion and broken collarbone.

Hamilton missed the track cycling portion of the event but was able to get back on his bike for the road race on Aug. 3, the final day of the Games.

The crash was part of a roller coaster that ended with three stages of recovery.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 a very positive person, so for me my natural reaction is to be optimistic. I can count on my fingers the number of times IB次元官网网址檝e ever been mad. On the first day, I was okay. But the next day, I was frustrated thinking, B次元官网网址楽ix months of prep was thrown away.B次元官网网址 By the third day I knew I needed to move forward. And in the end, I was able to come away having competed in the road race.B次元官网网址

Hamilton also credits his speedy recovery to the Canadian medical staff who were on site and immediately took him in.

He attended the Games clinic for three sessions a day with a physiotherapist, massage therapist and medical doctor, who followed the rigid concussion protocol.

Hamilton didnB次元官网网址檛 finish the road race, but was in good company as only 11 of the 140 starters completed, most of them among the worldB次元官网网址檚 elite, such as winner Geraint Thomas.

Hamilton will finish the season with his Jelly Belly pro cycling teammates at the Tour of Alberta and will then fly to Japan for the three-day Tour de Hokkaido.

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reporter@saanichnews.com





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