There was a cycling crash of a different kind on Monday as Australia’s Melissa Hoskins avoided serious injury in a training incident involving the pursuit team at the Rio Olympic Velodrome. Hoskins bore the brunt of the damage, as everyone else from the team fell off their bikes except Annette Edmondson. Hoskins helped lead Australia to a world championship in team pursuit in 2004, so her absence would be sorely missed. “I’m grateful that I have nothing broken but it wasn’t exactly the most comfortable position and comfortable feeling I’ve had,” Hoskins said after she left hospital, via the Guardian. I’ve still got four days before qualifying and a day off before the semis and finals on Saturday.

Source: National Post August 09, 2016 18:00 UTC