Nothing much to say about this really, just watch and enjoy this fantastically executed face plant. It's a perfect ten, we reckon. If anyone knows who Ian is, let us know and we'll send him some road.cc socks for his star turn…
Video: Three peaks comedy faceplant
We could spend our whole lunch break watching this
UPDATED Sun, Jan 11, 2026 18:00
First Published: Oct 3, 2012
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Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He’s won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.
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chrisonabike 9 minutes ago
@aidanR You've never ridden a Kingcycle with body sock or a Lightning F-40 then? https://www.lightningbikes.com/f40/index.html If you'll admit "cycle" as opposed to "bike" you can definitely be "in the bike" (velomobile).
mdavidford 10 minutes ago
Pretty much nowhere /couldn't/ have provision for off-road parking, we just haven't prioritised it. It might involve people having to walk a little way to access their vehicle, which current car-oriented society finds it impossible to get it's collective head around.
readc1001@gmail.com 34 minutes ago
Some years back a driver in Gloucestershire managed to open their door in front of a bus and got it ripped off, if they couldn't see a bus nothing else stands much chance. I have asked the safety group if they are aware of the law, or just trying to mislead drivers into thinking it isn't their resif they injure anyone.
Mr Blackbird 44 minutes ago
To be fair, actors on TV shows hardly ever cycle or take part in any physical activity other than fighting or sexual intercourse. It always seems odd when soap characters, who have never shown any interest in sport, suddenly start having a kick around when the world cup is on
ChrisA 1 hour ago
I think the suggestion is that everyone should look before they leap 🙈, it's not absolutely necessary to go dutch.
ChrisA 1 hour ago
I think the suggestion is that everyone should look before they leap 🙈, it's not absolutely necessary to go dutch.
ChrisA 1 hour ago
I think the suggestion is that everyone should look before they leap 🙈, it's not absolutely necessary to go dutch.
qwerty360 1 hour ago
My main issue with only mentioning cyclists (rather than doing both at once) is the drivers who will argue its the riders fault (despite the law meaning they are liable regardless of best practice for riders) And the reality that you can't always allow 1m clearance. (1m clearance, both sides + width of bike = 2.6m minimum; Given margins of error, probably closer to 2.7-3m. And arguably should allow for a cargo bike that could be 1.5m wide.) Unless we start saying obstruction by illegal parking happens if there is less than 3.5m clear space, probably more it isn't always possible to allow 1m clearance from parked car doors. (Plenty of residential areas have tighter parking than this). We would also need to start prosecuting a good chunk of overtakes near parked cars to allow space to manouvre...
teakay 1 hour ago
Unfortunately many drivers will just drive at you or force an overtake pushing you closer to parked cars. Much like the cyclists paradox of simultaneously riding like a speed crazed demon and being too slow, tgere is the paradox of riding too close to parked cars or the edge of the road and not being far enough over.
ChrisA 1 hour ago
That example illustrated by the police (ie. 1.5m from centre of bike) is, & always has been, wrong. 🤬 The 0.75m from the car to centre of bike shown in the link is stupid, 0.75m from the kerb is also nonsense. The bike & rider are probably somewhere between 0.5 & 0.7m wide.
37 thoughts on “Video: Three peaks comedy faceplant”
Oh dear…the internet is a
Oh dear…the internet is a cruel place!
Bless Ian! Come on Road.CC it
Bless Ian! Come on Road.CC it must be worth more than a pair of socks I think a ‘Road.CC’ L/S jersey should be sent to. Well caught on video!
Roberj4 wrote:Bless Ian! Come
Seconded 🙂
Roberj4 wrote:Bless Ian! Come
okay, deal. if we can find ian, he gets a jersey too. happy now?
Think Ian needs something to
Think Ian needs something to wash his (white!) bike down with (Disk brakes it does looks brand new!)I bet it’s still in the garage unwashed. I think some beer will do the trick (I know I’m pushing it!) 😀 😀 😀
Roberj4 wrote:Think Ian needs
Ian, is that you?!
Poor sod. At least it was a
Poor sod. At least it was a soft landing!
is that entry number 250 or
is that entry number 250 or 331 ???
250 ian gait
331 ian brown
looks like 331 to me
looks like 331 to me
actually i think it’s 333:
actually i think it’s 333: Ian Edward Ashworth
Contact
Contact keith@3peakscyclocross.org.uk who could inform Ian to contact you on his new found internet stardom and sock/jersey/beer haul #britainsgottalent
Roberj4 wrote:Contact
done and done 🙂
Quality! At least he came up
Quality! At least he came up smiling! 🙂
Just too funny.
=D> Just too funny.
and that is why i do NOT have
and that is why i do NOT have a CX bike.
Ian should enter again next
Ian should enter again next year draw an even bigger crowd!
Guess he should’ve carried
Guess he should’ve carried his bike over that soft bit like the others.
Having gone over the bars in a race a few weeks ago and knackered my wrist in the process I’m glad to see Ian had a softer, if wetter, landing.
Free gear?
I’m Ian.
Free gear?
I’m Ian.
I’m Ian and so’s my wife!
I’m Ian and so’s my wife! 😀
He’s not Ian, he’s a very
He’s not Ian, he’s a very naughty boy!
Lacticlegs wrote:He’s not
Not a naughty boy, a very dirty boy.
And Ian, Chapeau!
Good, but “joeys ok” still
Good, but “joeys ok” still makes me laugh…
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bEGAIYKTZ9w
Hey, we found him! he’s a
Hey, we found him! he’s a mate of Ashton from Hope.
😀
The “here’s mud in your eye”
The “here’s mud in your eye” line every time he goes down the pub with his mates is going to get tired pretty soon I reckon 😉
That’s a brand new Crosslight
That’s a brand new Crosslight Pro6 that he’s riding [well ‘not riding’]. Disc brakes are good, but sometimes they just can’t save you!
ah ha … found him !
and
ah ha … found him !
and “outed” by a mate too 😀
Chapeau, absolutely muddy
:)) Chapeau, absolutely muddy marvelous! :))
Here he is on a still from
Here he is on a still from the other angle. Smile on that muddy face is great.
brilliant pic! is it yours?
brilliant pic! is it yours?
Somebody tweeted yesterday
Somebody tweeted yesterday that CX was all about taking part and getting a funny photo of yourself on the Internet. If that is true; Ian is a legend! 🙂
Well done to Ian for being a
Well done to Ian for being a good sport — love the smile on his face in that photograph!
othello wrote:Well done to
I second that. I took a look at this years photos! Oh man it looked extra extra tough due to the weather conditions. Hats of to Ian and all who entered and finished.
I just had a nice chat to ian
I just had a nice chat to ian on the phone and I’ve bundled him up a jersey and some socks to go in the post. He’s unsure about his new celebrity status but deffo being a good sport about it. Yesterday when we put the story up the vid had received 134 views, now it’s on 11,000… who knows, it might ‘do a Joey’ 🙂
Some cracking photo’s from
Some cracking photo’s from British cycling’s flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishcyclingphotos/sets/72157631665184754/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishcyclingphotos/sets/72157631665107166/
This erm “puddle” seemed interesting
How to power though…..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishcyclingphotos/8042890080/in/set-72157631665184754
How it can catch you out…..You might aswell swim….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishcyclingphotos/8042890560/in/set-72157631665184754
http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishcyclingphotos/8042890682/in/set-72157631665184754
Hi just like to say big
Hi just like to say big thanks to road cc for shirt and socks. Thanks for positive comments, had brilliant first ride of peaks.on behalf of fellow CSP riders thanks to support crews(wives, parents,kids& CSP).marshaling fantastic. Roll on 2013!
And now, there is the “Go on,
And now, there is the “Go on, Ian” T-shirt…
http://www.zazzle.co.uk/go_on_ian_shirt-235746016824305300
I hope they have permission
I hope they have permission for that 😉
But not as good as the joeys ok one’s. Need to get his muddy smile on them.
Also, hello and welcome Ian