‘Think bike’ – Olympic cyclist’s plea after accident
A WELSH Olympic cyclist has been knocked off her bike on her way to work.
Ciara Horne, who took part in the Games at Rio, was riding from her home in Cardiff to her work as a physiotherapist at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital when the accident happened on Thursday.
After the accident, the 27-year-old shared a picture of her injuries on Twitter saying: “As the slogan goes; PLEASE Think Once, Think Twice, Think Bike...Please retweet to raise awareness.”
She then thanked everyone for all the get well soon messages, saying she “really appreciated” every single one of them.
Ciara was taken to hospital after the incident in Talbot Green, Rhondda, at about 8am on Wednesday, and luckily didn’t have any broken bones or head injury.
She added: “Huge thank you to the Cwm Taf A&E department who were incredible.
“Amazing support from superb healthcare professionals at the Royal Glam.”
Hoene is now recovering from her accident at home
She was part of Team GB at the 2016 Rio Olympics as a member of cycling’s Team Pursuit squad.
But she was not picked in the final four-woman team as Laura Trott led Great Britain to Olympic gold in a world record time.
Horne, who competed for Wales in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, works full-time alongside training for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast.