Its Iran...the execute gays, heretics, and drug users...not athletes.

He unclipped because he knew he wasn’t going to make it through the corner and needed his feet free. At this point no amount of braking was going to stop the crash. When you’re descending at these speeds, once the wheels lock up, they’re like ice skates. [ETA: Surprisingly, cars can often actually stop faster than…

would have been a much more painful collision with the wall if he hadn’t unclipped.

Neither. Grow the fuck up.

This explanation isn’t consistent with physics. If you’re hanging your ass over the back of the saddle, the front brake is no longer the more powerful brake.