Pierre Rolland (the man who gave us many memorable 50 m attacks) talks mental effects of crashes.
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...s-pierre-rolland-on-the-scary-side-of-cycling
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...s-pierre-rolland-on-the-scary-side-of-cycling
"When you fall, there are physical injuries but there are also and above all mental scars," Rolland points out. "I have experienced many massive falls, or sometimes even solitary ones, on both wet and dry surfaces... And honestly, I'm not ashamed to say that after my last big fall on the TdF in 2016, the rest of my career was synonymous with apprehension and anxiety."