RIO DE JANEIRO - Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten entered intensive care after suffering three cracked vertebrae in a stomach-churning high-speed crash during the Olympic road race on Sunday. Sweden's Emma Johansson took second and also spoke of her concern for Van Vleuten. Van Vleuten skidded on a sharp right-hand bend and flipped forward over her handlebars, plunging head-first into the road and kerb. Her Dutch team-mate Anna van der Breggen won the race but then spoke of her shock at riding past her stricken team-mate. The Dutch Cycling Federation initially said she was conscious and had been taken to hospital.

Source: Bangkok Post August 08, 2016 00:56 UTC