Not reigning,but a past Champion. And he forgot the first rule of road racing.Stay on the tarmac! It's not an honor to have someone, anyone tear up your equipment.
Mike - I've seen RG get off course before, Juan Pablo, etc.....You go too fast sometimes entering turns...In all honesty, it should have been a simple run off, get back on course. But the ground was very wet and car front "dug" into dirt.