RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rider misjudgments not Rio's scenic Olympic road race course were responsible for a series of bone-crunching crashes over the weekend, according to UCI chief Brian Cookson.
Dutchwoman Annemiek van Vleuten remained in hospital on Monday with three fractured vertebrae and concussion after a horrific-looking accident on the Vista Chinesa descent close to the finish at the Copacabana beach.
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