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Incredible. What a comeback only to be hospitalized again before finishing the race. In an interview today she says she knew she was very tired taking on the descent, but clear headed in her own perception, knowing full well even Nibali crashed out the day before. Reminds me of Kruijswijk in the Giro, in a descent it only takes a split second of lack of focus to put a promising situation upside down.
Exactly one year to the day before yesterday's race:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-vleuten-hit-by-car-in-italy/