1990. Saturday night. Racing for home on my triathlon bike. Zipping downhill, on a long, steep descent of several kilometres, at 70 kilometres per hour (42 mph). A country road. Darkness had closed in. No street lights. Blinded by the lights of oncoming vehicles. Roadworks and a deep, dangerous drop centimetres (inches) from my wheels. Right then, more …
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