You always get home ....

[BigSid]

The "winner" of this thread should go to Eugène Christophe.
Famous for inventing toe clips, but also for repairing his frame, by welding at a village black smith, during a tour de France stage.

Or maybe Cindy Whitehead. Article here.
Her seat broke 1 mile into the Sierra 7500. She never changed her seat height so the post was seized. She carried on meaning to do the short race loop but when she got to the turn she had the top female rider in view so chased her down and won.