Vuelta revelation Petra Stiasny suffers multiple fractures in training crash

A few weeks ago, Swiss rider Petra Stiasny (Human Powered Health) picked up the biggest result of her young career at the Vuelta a España Feminina, climbing to an impressive stage win on the Angliru. Cycling can be kind and cruel: Stiasny posted on Instagram today that she had suffered a "heavy crash in training" on Monday, which left her with a "double fracture in the jaw, fracture in the ear tunnel and a fracture in the shoulder." The climber was fancied by her team for a shot at the Mont Ventoux climb at Tour de France Femmes, and will be hoping that the journey back will go as smoothly as possible. "The way back will be long but I will come back stronger," Stiasny wrote, adding that in the meantime, "every recipe for soups or smoothies is more than welcome."