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FRENCH cyclist Loana Lecomte suffered a horrific crash during the women’s mountain bike race this afternoon.
Following a strong start in Elancourt, the 24-year-old fell over her handlebars while navigating a rocky part of the track.
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AFPShe appeared to hit her head on the floor before briefly losing consciousness.
Lecomte was also knocked by her bike in the sickening accident.
Stewards and medics immediately rushed to her aid while broadcasters cut away from the scene.
No replays of the incident were shown amid concern for the cyclist’s wellbeing.
Lecomte was eventually stretchered away from the track while spectators applauded and chanted her name.
French journalist Nicolas Georgereau later took to social media to give a positive update on her condition.
He wrote: “Loana Lecomte is still on site. She lost consciousness for a moment but she is fine and was taken care of by the medical service.
“No worries at this stage.”
French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot went on to win the race, with Team USA‘s Haley Batten taking silver and Jenny Rissveds securing bronze.
The men’s mountain bike race is set to take place on Monday.
The route is 4.4km with 110 metres of elevation.
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Tom Daley looks to retain his 10m synchro diving gold, this time with Noah Williams instead of Matty Lee (10am).
Tatt-mad Matt Richards and Tokyo silver star Duncan Scott are battling for 200m freestyle gold in the swimming pool (7.40pm).
Tom Pidcock goes in the mountain biking cross-country after winning gold three years ago (1.10pm) and it is the finals of equestrian eventing (team 11.15am, individual 2pm).
The men’s team gymnastics final – featuring Max Whitlock – starts at 4.30pm.
In hockey, Team GB women face Australia in their second pool match of this year, looking to make it bronze, gold, bronze, gold in the last four Olympics (4pm).
And there are Brits galore in the sailing down in Marseille (from 11am).
Swimmers Lilly King, Tatjana Smith, Ruta Meilutyte and Tang Qianting make up a star-studded quartet going for women’s 100m breaststroke gold (8.30pm).
It’s Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal in a blockbuster second-round singles clash at Roland Garros, the tennis superstars’ 60th and probably final meeting (12.30pm).
Ukraine’s six-time fencing world champion Olha Kharlan was sent a personal letter by IOC chief Thomas Bach guaranteeing her place at a fifth Olympics.
She was disqualified from the fencing world champs last year for refusing to shake hands with her Russian opponent. The women’s sabre final is at 8.45pm.
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