That Van Vleuten crash was sickening. She's ended up with concussion and three small spinal fractures, which in the end is about as good a result as could have been expected.
Had she hit her head on the kerb rather than landed on the road, I don't see any way she would have survived. Boardman was spot on. That descent was way too steep and way too technical in the best of conditions. Add in the light rain that was falling at the time and it made it lethal.
Good to see GB off the mark in terms of medals on day two, despite a few near misses earlier in the day. If he wants it, there's no reason why Adam Peaty can't go on and dominate that event for years.
I've found the Sevens coverage hugely irritating, mainly due to the constant insistence of the likes of Inverdale referring to it as "rugby sevens" and dropping the fact it's only one version of the game. They even had Brett Gosper the head of World Rugby on last night's coverage, giving five minutes of Union propaganda about how this will help spread the sport. Just a shame that with the specialised nature of sevens these days there aren't a few League boys in there to highlight our game.
Interesting for those who moan about uncompetitive international RL though. There are realistically three teams in with a chance of winning the womens sevens then a big gap to the rest. Yet nobody has made a big deal out of it or questioned its point, because it provides exposure of the highest level of the sport to a wider audience.
There's also an RL link in Team GB, who are coached by former Castleford winger Simon Middleton.
