Published July 22, 2013 01:48PM
Non Stanford Released From Hospital Following Crash
The bike crash occurred while she was leading the third leg of the ITU Team Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships.
Alistair Brownlee tags Non Stanford to start the third relay leg of the race. Stanford later crashed on her bike. Photo: Triathlon.org
Great Britain’s Non Stanford has been released from the hospital following a bike crash that occurred while she was leading the third leg of the ITU Team Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships.
Non Stanford says she is a “very lucky girl” to escape without serious injury from a crash in Sunday’s world series mixed relay triathlon in Hamburg.
The 24-year-old from Swansea was in hospital overnight after a heavy fall towards the end of her 6.6km bike leg.
Writing on Twitter on Monday, she said: “Out of hospital this morning relatively unscathed! Very lucky girl.”
Standford’s crash ended hopes of a third consecutive mixed relay title for Great Britain.
The British team were leading when Stanford came off her bike, after Jodie Stimpson and Alistair Brownlee had given them a significant advantage.
Jonny Brownlee, who won the individual race on Saturday, had been waiting to complete the anchor leg.
Germany took advantage to win on home soil ahead of New Zealand and the USA.
Read more: Bbc.co.uk
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