Here’s a photo from the BikesportNZ.com archive …. and, yes, it’s a rare moment when New Zealand’s Josh Coppins gets it all wrong.

Interesting thing is, he picked himself up to go on and win the day, beating Belgian 10-time world champion Stefan Everts.

But here’s a neat video of some of the worst dirt bike crashes of 2015.

Shows the importance of wearing helmets and other safety equipment, eh?

© Words and photo by Andy McGechan, www.BikesportNZ.com

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