Annemiek van Vleuten, who was leading the women’s road cycling race at the Olympic Games in Rio, suffered a scary crash that was captured on camera.
van Vleuten was rounding a corner when she skidded out and crashed into a small retaining wall.
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van Vleuten was said to be conscious and talking on the way to hospital. Dutch officials said she was however suffering from shock.
Cycling crash. Nasty. pic.twitter.com/GaB5DT1XRh
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) August 7, 2016
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