‘That crash scared me’ – Evie Richards resting up after hard fall at Nové Město Mountain Bike World Cup

When Evie Richards (Trek-Unbroken XC) crashed on the second last lap of the XCO race at the Whoop UCI Mountain Bike Series in Nové Město it was one of those moments when you hold your breath.

Richards had been in hot pursuit of leading rider Laura Stigger (Specialized Factory Racing) during lap six of seven, but then off camera there was a crash. The first sign of this was a yellow flag and Richards bike being lifted over the barrier so it was off the course, with the rider also lying largely obscured behind the wide section of material course marker.