Niki Terpstra in intensive care following training crash

Cyclist Niki Terpstra is in intensive care in hospital following a training crash in the Netherlands.

“Niki crashed hard today. He is not in mortal danger but will need time to recover,” confirmed his wife Ramona Terpstra on Twitter.external-link

The Dutchman, 36, is reported to have swerved to avoid geese, causing him to hit a rock.

Terpstra spent most of his career at the top Belgian QuickStep team, winning monument classic races Paris-Roubaix in 2014 and the Tour of Flanders in 2018.