Shocking moment car collides with Team GB star during Olympics 2024 cycling road race
SILVER medal winner Anna Henderson was hit by a service car during the women's road race at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.Georgi finished a minute behind Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner - but the race was not without it's controversy.
A neutral service car was following an entourage of relief motorbikes and one other support car that stayed wide and left after a road bend. But as the row of vehicles turned right at a corner, a Polish athlete immediately dismounted her bike in need of assistance.Pole vaulter whose bulge KO'd Olympics dream breaks silence with admission
A back seat mechanic tried to exit the car to assess the situation, but the British cyclist quickly got back underway.Each team has two cars following the peloton that are able to assist the riders throughout the race with a mechanic in the back seat and spare bikes on the roof.OLYMPICS FREE BETS - SIGN UP OFFERS AND DEAL FOR PARIS 2024
The blue neutral service cars are also present at all three Grand Tours, the Tour de France Femmes, the World Championships, and many other races on the UCI men's and women's calendars.Meanwhile, Henderson's accolade in her debut Games comes 10 years after she decided to take up cycling following a leg break while skiing at 15 years old, an injury which forced her to give up the sport.
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