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A New Zealand triathlete was involved in a nasty bike crash over the weekend after her teammate rode into her during the bike leg resulting in her crashing into a metal barrier.
Nicole van der Kaay was racing alongside teammate Alice Betto during the bike portion of the Super League Triathlon Toulouse race in France, when Betto seemingly leaned into her teammate causing the two riders to touch, and pushing the Kiwis bike to the curb.
The triathlete’s tire was turned around, sending her over the handlebars and crashing her face into the top railing of the metal dividing the race course and spectators.
The Olympian got back on her feet but her bike sustained too much damage, forcing her to drop out of the race, finishing the championship series race in 11th.
Betto finished in 8th after falling 90 seconds behind the leader and being eliminated from the remainder of the race.
Van der Kaay said she didn’t suffer any major injuries and has since spoken with Betto about the accident.
“Extremely grateful for my body to be responding positively post-crash… That could have been super gnarly!” van der Kaay said in an Instagram post. “My main concerns post-crash are losing my pearly whites & concussion. For now, I have escaped anything major.
“Thank you all for the lovely messages, I hope to competing at my fullest very soon,” she concluded.
The athlete also gave an update to people underneath the league’s own social media post explaining it was an accident.
While van der Kaay said she forgave her Italian teammate, many social media users didn’t.
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