"They'll cover accidents, but not something that was criminally intentional," he said.

The incident comes on the heels of a cycling death in Summit County a week ago. A Park City woman was found bleeding and unconscious on the side of the road in Browns Canyon. She died from her injuries. Though there was no indication a car was involved in that incident, it underscores the dangers of cycling even on roads with wide shoulders.

Dunleavy said he thought of that cyclist when thinking of his own incident.

"I don't know what happened there," he said. "But this wasn't a first time for me. Too many times, people in trucks and cars feel the need to get as close as they can and try to intimidate us. I've had people throw drinks and garbage at me when I'm riding.

"We have a right to be on the road. And other than a couple of seconds, we're really not slowing anyone down."

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