Well the truth is the vast vast majority of us go fast on our bikes. This guy lost control and paid the price. Happens every single solitary day. Before we point a self-righteous finger at this guy, we should look in the mirror...... who knows, maybe he's the next olympian....
Edit: Believe it or not, I've actually thought about this if it happened to me. I would want to be tall, like 6-2"

That would be cool....