The final of the men's 10km scratch race at the Commonwealth Games was overshadowed by a dramatic crash on the penultimate lap, leaving several riders down on the track as England's Henry Hobbs rode on to claim the gold medal.
The incident unfolded live on TNT Sport, prompting gasps from the studio. "Oh my goodness," the presenter said.
Crash leaves multiple riders down
Dame Sarah Storey then said: "It's happened mid-bunch there, so so many riders affected by that particular crash, but the race goes on, fortunately, everyone is off the track."
After the end of the race, she added: "An absolutely horrific situation with just over one lap to go there is the men's scratch race. Probably about eight or nine riders affected and down."
"An absolutely horrible situation to have to ride around, but obviously a horrible situation to have to watch. But success for the English team, albeit in such horrible circumstances."
Second gold for Team England
"For young Henry Hobbs, who took the gold medal there, Tom Cornish (Australia) confirmed with the silver and then Ethan Vernon (England) in third. There was no gold for Team England last night, so this is their second gold of the championships," Storey said.
When asked how fast they were going, Storey added: "They'd have been touching 70kmh, the sprint, the final sprint. In the final laps they'll be going incredibly quickly and when you have a touch of wheels when you do in a race like that, then it has a domino effect and there's nothing you can do to react."
"In any type of cycling you have to learn to crash, so if you're relaxed or whether you're not relaxed in that particular position. So many riders going down incredibly hard there, so an incredibly difficult situation."
