“The left side tires were off the road and there was a tree coming up that he was about to hit.”
Meaning what? The driver’s only option was to hit the cyclist?
How about the brake pedal?
How about not taking chances with the safety of the riders?
The driver of the vehicle has NO BUSINESS being on the course for the remainder of this race. Period.
i think what happened is the driver saw the tree coming and thought he could floor it and beat the cycle to the tree. he misjudged. in retrospect it was incredibly stupid. he shoulda hit the brakes and let the cycle and tree go by first.
but i dont think it was intentional, just a boner play.
actually given the amount of cycles, news people on motorcycles, team cars, race people, etc etc its amazing it doenst happen a couple times a day