Horror crash in London: Cycling athlete Pröpster plunges into the audience

Horror crash in London: Cycling athlete Pröpster plunges into the audience

London, Großbritannien - in London there was a dramatic incident during the Bahnrad Champions League, which led to the immediate interruption and ultimately to demolish the competition. The German cyclist Alessa-Catriona Pröpster, who starts for RV Offenbach, seriously crashed together with the British athlete Katy Marchant in the Keirin competition. The exchange of blows exposed the dangers of sport: the two drivers plunged into the crowd at high speed over the gang. According to the first reports by Rheinpfalz was diagnosed, but Marchant is brought to the hospital with the suspicion of a forearm break.

The events were found as a shock for everyone involved, when four spectators had to be treated medically in addition to the two athletes. The fall was classified as extremely dangerous in the first minutes after the incident. The organizer stated that a comprehensive analysis of the incident will take place in cooperation with all parties involved. The coaches and officials had to calm their athletes in one of the most exciting but also risky competitions in Bahnrad-Sport, the Keirin combat sprint, such as Haller Kreisblatt reported. This competition, in which six drivers compete against each other, shows the breathtaking but also dangerous sides of cycling.

The Bahnrad Champions League ended in London, which served as the last stop in the series for 2024, and without the participation of well-known German sprint stars such as Emma Hinze and Pauline Grabosch was already tense. Images of the accident that quickly spread over social media reminded the risks that exist on the railway on the bike race. It is to be hoped that faster medical care and security protocols will be able to prevent such incidents in the future.