A cyclist miraculously escaped from two pit bulls chasing him on the highway (5 photos + 1 video)
Dogs love to chase someone or something. 28-year-old cyclist Ed Hack, a participant in a charity ride in California, experienced this love himself and, by his own admission, was seriously scared. Two powerful and very fast pit bulls were following his bicycle on a rural road - and they did not seem to be friendly. 
“Hell hounds” appeared as if out of nowhere (it is clear that they ran out of some house or yard) and rushed after the lone cyclist. Ed was scared, but did not lose his composure.
The footage, which Ed was able to film on his phone, shows aggressive animals rushing after him at high speed, and he exclaims “whoa, whoa, whoa,” and repeats “go away” and “cool down.”
Pit bulls reach an average speed of 32 to 48 km per hour. One of the dogs was especially fast and persistent.
“I’m usually not scared. But this dog attack really scared me seriously,” Ed admitted. “This dog was getting closer and closer, pushing me out of the road, and I drove into the oncoming lane. Fortunately, there were no cars. A real dog fight almost started: who would push who off the road. The dog clearly wanted to bite me, I had to lift my leg. But it passed.”
At the last second, Ed manages to outrun the animals and reach safety. Overjoyed, he exhales “Oh God!” “When I came away, I felt a huge sense of relief. The real problem would be if the dog bit me on the leg or if I fell off my bike and it attacked me,” he says.
Ed's video, posted on his social media page, has received nearly 245,000 likes and numerous comments.
Ed Hack is leading the Soluna Cycle Tour, a 2,000km journey from the northern border of California to the southern border of Mexico in partnership with mental health app Soluna. He said that in remote areas, cases of chases with dogs are common.
“Locals don’t expect cyclists to be on the road, so they leave the doors open and the dogs can run out. Dogs don't really understand who cyclists are. It is in their nature to pursue. But there is no need to be afraid. Such situations are still rare in cycling. And you come out of them with newfound self-confidence.”
