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Olympic champ Van Vleuten crashes at road cycling worlds

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WOLLONGONG, Australia (AP) — Dutch star Annemiek van Vleuten crashed heavily  at the world road cycling championships and was taken to a hospital. The Olympic and world champion is one of the biggest names at the Wollongong worlds and had a mechanical problem at the start of the mixed team relay. Her crash overshadowed the race. Switzerland won gold, Italy the silver and Australia the bronze. It is unclear whether Van Vleuten will start in Saturday’s road race, where she is one of the favorites.

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