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You're not a true Cyclist until you have taken a spill and lost a layer or two of skin. Jon Dow last weekend had a nasty wipe out during the Peterborough Half Iron. He was unable to finish. It's probably killing him inside that a "DNF" went up beside his name in the overall standings, more so, than the actual loss of epidermis. Ted Read from the Barrie TC had a serious accident at the turn at Duckworth & Cundles. Ted lost his entire season. I've seen cars in winter end up in the ditch at this specific turn. On the glory side the Cyclists is sometimes honoured by naming rights. It may have been Tim Hatch that crowned the Duckworth/Cundles corner as "Ted Corner". To this day, I still think of that one spot as "Ted Corner". Its a honour like a battle ground. Two years ago, I took a slippery wipe out on the railroad tracks that cross Little St. I remember going down and sliding on the asphalt for many meters. The other time was mountain biking and coming down on the end of my handlebars breaking the fall with my ribs. That was painful. Even more painful than sitting through "Super 8" in the Cineplex. Cyclists like showing their war wounds, and Jon Dow's unfortunate fall this past weekend will be one he can speak for some time to come.