Anyone tuned into the SPEED channel at the moment? Ryan Villipoto just crashed in the FIRST turn of the Supercross Main event in Seattle, appearing to grab too much front brake and lock his wheel up, causing him to (what looked like) get knocked in teh nads. The doctors are currently checking his left (maybe right, i'm too high to remember) knee for injuries, as he was limping dramatically across the track to receive aid and was favoring said knee.
my question to you is:
Did he really crash, or did he fake it? Villipoto is an absolute prodigy in the motocross/supercross world, and he took care of his heat race as if it were just business as usual.
Maybe Monster Energy (sponsors of the event(s)) paid him to take himself out so that some other rider could shine?
I used to race when I was younger, I know how easily it is to get hurt from simple crashes. But Villipoto didn't even try to come back or attempt to pick up his bike, knowing good and well he was the favorite to win the race.
wish I had footage, but I don't; +k to whoever can find a vid of it