Cycling-Pieters remains in induced coma after training crash


  • Cycling
  • Tuesday, 28 Dec 2021

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Stab Velodrome, Roubaix, France - October 23, 2021 Netherlands' Amy Pieters and Kirsten Wild celebrate with their gold medals on the podium after winning the Women's Madison final REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

(Reuters) - Three-times Madison world champion Amy Pieters is to remain in an induced coma for at least three more days after a training crash, her team SD Worx said on Monday.

"The doctors emphasise that extra rest at this stage gives a better chance of recovery," SD Worx said in a statement. "The doctors will not be able to assess any damage until they have woken Pieters up.

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