Van Vleuten Suffers Wrist Fracture in Training Crash

Movistar Team leader Annemiek van Vleuten has sustained a broken right wrist after a training crash on Thursday. She successfully underwent surgery last night at the Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem.

While no timeline has been set on Van Vleuten’s recovery, the doctors’ assessment on her fractures after surgery confirms a full recovery is to be expected. Annemiek’s approach to the Grand Tours in July (Giro d’Italia Donne & Tour de France Femmes) will not be compromised by the injury, either.

No plans have been established on Van Vleuten’s return to racing. The Spanish races the Olympic champion was going to compete at in May (Navarra Classics, Itzulia Women and Vuelta a Burgos) are currently out of her schedule.