It’s happened to everyone, at some point. Mostly clip in errors happen to riders who are new to clipless pedals – they’re still teaching their brains to accept that stopping means unclipping. This pattern will eventually become as simple as pedalling to move forward, and braking to stop – but it will take time and practice.

How to master clipless pedals

The second form of clipped in crash is much more mortifying – because it happens to the rider who is a seasoned clipless user. It can occur at any time – perhaps you’ve got new cleats that aren’t quite bedded in, or you’ve been distracted, or you’ve just tried to trackstand for 3 seconds more than your ability level at the lights. It all ends in a clatter, a very red face. It’s fine, if no one saw, you can pretend it didn’t happen.