Nibali caught up in mass crash during Tour de San Luis

While the professional teams from Europe and North America are drawn to Argentina's Tour de San Luis as a perfect way to ease into the race season due to the warm weather and challenging parcours, they're not immune from the dangers of road racing and the risk riders take each time they pin on a number.

Based in the southeastern United States, Peter produces race coverage for all disciplines, edits news and writes features. The New Jersey native has 30 years of road racing and cyclo-cross experience, starting in the early 1980s as a Junior in the days of toe clips and leather hairnets. Over the years he's had the good fortune to race throughout the United States and has competed in national championships for both road and 'cross in the Junior and Masters categories. The passion for cycling started young, as before he switched to the road Peter's mission in life was catching big air on his BMX bike.