One month ago, Annemiek Van Vleuten was in a hospital bed in Brazil with three fractures to her spine, the result of a dramatic crash on the descent in the Olympic Games road race that ended the Dutch rider's very real possibility of a gold medal.
Today, she won the prologue of the Lotto Belgium Tour, beating Thalita de Jong (Rabo-Liv) by seven seconds on the 4.1km course. Lisa Brennauer (Canyon-SRAM) was third at 8 seconds, just ahead of Lucinda Brand.
You can read more at Cyclingnews.com
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