Her crash was scary, and some of the reports that followed up were even worse.
But Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten wants you to know she’s going to be okay after smashing off the course on the perilous descent of the women’s road race at the Olympics on Sunday.
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Van Vleuten had a healthy lead on Team USA’s Mara Abbott before the crash. Initial reports had her “conscious and responsive”, but Netherlands Cycling had an update.
After being taken to hospital for checks, the Royal Dutch Cycling Federation (KNWU) confirmed that Van Vleuten was conscious and communicating but had sustained concussion and three fractures to her spine.