Australian cyclist Melissa Hoskins was taken from the Rio Olympics Velodrome on a stretcher after her pursuit team crashed hard while doing a training effort at race speed. The team pursuit competition begins with qualifying on Thursday. The team of Hoskins, Ashlee Ankudinoff, Georgia Baker, Amy Cure and Annette Edmondson were at the end of the back straight when the crash occurred. Cycling Australia spokeswoman Gennie Sheer told the Associated Press that Hoskins was put in a back brace as a precaution and taken to a Rio de Janeiro hospital for further examination. Edmondson stayed on her bike as three riders fell hard onto the banked wooden track.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 08, 2016 21:02 UTC