In what organizers called an “unexpected incident,” a cyclist in the El Tour de Tucson came face-to-face with one of the Southwest’s most resilient desert animals. The crash occurred last Saturday as the rider descended a rural stretch of road southeast of Tucson.
The collision happened at roughly 9:12 a.m. at the intersection of Colossal Cave Road and Camino Loma Alta. The rider, Danny Garcia, had just ascended the climb known locally as “Pistol Hill” when a baby javelina leapt into his path.
“I didn’t have a chance to really get out of the way,” Garcia explained. “I remember hitting the brakes… Then I hit it, and my wheel went to the left, and I remember falling over my right hand side.”…