Le post a été supprimé,vu qu il était beau et clair je vous le remet en toute lettre ce qui vous permettra plus facilement de le traduire. Hi to my friends and family. I am choosing to write this so that I can actually get it out. The last time you've seen me write is when Dawn was in a coma and I was being told she would never be able to walk or talk again. I'm glad that wasn't true, but this time things are very different. Ryan is gone and he won't be back. I'd like to make this statement to let the world know we have all lost a special person that I will forever be grateful to have known. I want to also thank Christopher Brady for being the man he is and helping tend to Ryan at what we thought were his last moments. Ryan has been my friend for only a few years, but he is an awesome guy and always brings the fun and joy. Whenever he was in town I'd have a wheel for him and he would always make every ride and event better. I've never heard a single bad thing about him because there was nothing bad to be said. He was what he was at face value. He was kind and eager to do anything he could to make things better for those around him. For those reasons I was thrilled when he told me he wanted to join us in China. Lem and I both agreed that even though he wasn't part of the race team, he would be an excellent addition to the crew. He put in the work to fine tune his skills to the point where we could see him easily being one of the top riders in the world. It didn't take much nudging to Lem from Ryan and myself to get him approved for a spot on the team. He was so happy and so was I. I knew it meant more time with him. He wanted to make us proud and he continued to do so even after we shook his hand and welcomed him to the team. His sense of duty was strong and perhaps this made him push even harder. We had fun running the track. We only had 4 hours there. In that time span he managed to get lap times that were less than a second off the fastest times from the year before. We wanted to go back but weren't able to squeeze it in. We had fun running the speed runs as well. He and I arranged to get out there one last time before seeing some other places in China without our wheels. We actually tried during the day, but neither of us felt comfortable with the cars and scooters on the road. We agreed that midnight would be better. The locals wanted to take us to the location that our friend Brian did his speed runs on the race, but we both didn't feel it was safe and we insisted on the closed freshly paved road that gave us about a mile in a straight line. The night was cold and I was starting to shiver as we stood around chatting about all kinds of things. I told Ryan it was time to roll and we went upwind about 4000 feet. The breeze was very slight but we would take any advantage we could. We waited for Brady to get his gear in order and the 3 of us went for it. Me first on a wheel followed by Brady on a bike then Ryan on Darius's wheel (Ryan's wheel was part of an experiment at that time). I made my run and as I slowed down I heard it. I looked down the road and saw dust floating in the air. Brady and I went back as fast as we could, but according to the body scan, he was likely gone before we reached him. The day before Darius showed me how to remove a helmet in case of an emergency. Crazy I had just learned this and put it into practice. We knew it was bad. The color was gone from his lips. Brady supported his head until the EMTs showed. I cut his pants away to make sure he wasn't losing blood from his broken leg. When the EMTs did show up they spoke in Chinese, but I knew what they were saying. None of us could believe it. We insisted they try everything they could. I was getting in the ambulance when I realized I don't speak the language and it would make more sense for someone bilingual to go. A local guy named William took my place and the Ambulance left as the police showed up. The police wouldn't let us leave until they questioned us for almost 2 hours. William shared the hospital location almost immediately and all I wanted to do was go there. Sitting and waiting I contacted our mutual friend Wayne in FL to help me contact his family and girlfriend. While waiting for the police to let us go to the hospital I received word from William that he is not breathing. The police finally let us go. As Josh and I pulled up to the hospital, Wayne was able to enable the 2nd hardest thing in this entire ordeal. I spoke to his parents. I spoke to his girlfriend. And I spoke to his sister. The most amazing thing was his girlfriend Maria was comforting me. She is an EMT and knew how to help keep me from losing it. Ryan did amazing things. He is the fasted EUC rider. He is pro level on a race team. He is a great friend. He left the biggest hole in my heart that could exist. Ryan was wearing level 2 body armor and the highest rated helmet and was fully geared up. I don't know for sure the cause of the accident but the conclusion that I reached was arrived at from what Lem saw and the earlier incidences of his power pad falling off the wheel. We are not releasing any more speed test info. If this incident makes you reconsider where the limits you decide to push to are, perhaps Ryan's passing might save another life. I will continue to ride but will not likely ever hit these speeds again. Ride safe. Drive safe. We can only control so much. I love this community and appreciate the support you are all giving me and my friends. Ryan's family is going through unthinkable pain right now. Please bear that in mind before posting anything negative.
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