Day 5 Cottonwood to Winslow (107 miles)

Left Cottonwood this morning and headed out along a highway. After 15 miles we reached the picteresque town of Sedona, which is where the photo is of. There was an unofficial SAG stop at a friends of Mike and Barabara's who runs a church. Excellent cake there. Didn't bring good omens though because a few miles later we had our first crash. Linda, the only female on the tour and one of only three who have ridden every inch so far hit a rock about the size of a cigarette packet. The guy in front heard the pops as both her tyres burst and look round to see her skidding sideways. She hit the back of her head and got taken to hospital by ambulance. She's fine though and should ride tomorrow. Her helmet was badly damaged. We've been taught to wear a helmet every second we're on the bikes at it shows why. I was fortunately up the road at this point so missed it all.