Tragic accident at Pikes Peak claims motorcyclist Bobby Goodin

A pall was cast over the 92nd running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb by a fatal accident involving motorcyclist Bobby Goodin, 54, who crashed shortly after crossing the finish line at the summit on Sunday.

According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, Goodin, competing in his second Pikes Peak event, lost control of his Triumph Daytona 675R when he tried to slow down on the gravel parking lot past the finish.

Eyewitnesses reported that Goodin, a native of Flower Mound, Texas, lost control when he raised his hand to celebrate making it to the top. The rider was thrown over the edge and onto the boulders below. After being worked on by paramedics at the scene, Goodin was airlifted to a nearby hospital but was later reported to have succumbed to his injuries.

As word spread at the event of Goodin's passing, fans began posting prayers and best wishes for Goodin, who was from Flower Mound, Texas, soon after the crash. The accident also hit Goodin's fellow riders especially hard.

"It sucks the joy right out of it," Coloradan Dan Elders told the Gazette. "They're our compatriots. We all love the same thing. When you lose someone, it hurts."

Goodin is the fifth competitor to die at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, the previous fatality occurring in 2005.