This occurred on Thursday during a team session near Calpe, a coastal city north of Alicante, when several components of the formation got hooked and went to the ground.
Dutch cyclist Amy Pieters in an artificial coma after a fall in training. Photo: AFP
Dutch cycling champion Amy Pieters underwent surgery for head injuries sustained after a fall during training on Thursday and was induced into an artificial coma, her team Team SD Worx said on Friday.
“Amy Pieters underwent surgery yesterday (Thursday) on her head. During the operation the doctors have reduced the pressure caused by the accident. She will be induced into an artificial coma for a few days,” the training said in a statement published on its Twitter account. .
“When the doctors wake her up in a few days, it will then be possible to make a diagnosis of eventual sequelae,” added the team, specifying that her family has been able to join the cyclist in a hospital in Alicante (Spain), where she was transferred after the accident.
This occurred on Thursday during a team session near Calpe, a coastal city north of Alicante, when several components of the formation got hooked and went to the ground.
Pieters, 30, is an endurance event specialist in Pint, having been the World Champion of the American race three times (2019, 2020, 2021) with her compatriot Kirsten Wild and European Road Champion in 2019.
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