Amy Pieters to return to the Netherlands after crash in Spain

ROUBAIX, FRANCE - OCTOBER 02: Amy Pieters of Netherlands and Team SD Worx crosses the finishing line in the Roubaix Velodrome - Vélodrome André Pétrieux during the 1st Paris-Roubaix 2021 - Women's Elite a 116,4km race from Denain to Roubaix / #ParisRoubaixFemmes / #ParisRoubaix / on October 02, 2021 in Roubaix, France. (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Amy Pieters, the Dutch champion, racing at Paris-Roubaix in October (Image credit: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)

Amy Pieters will be brought back to the Netherlands for further treatment on Thursday, more than two weeks after she suffered a crash during a training camp in Spain, SD Worx announced on Wednesday.

Pieters was training with the national track team on December 23 when she suffered a crash and lost consciousness. She was airlifted to a hospital in Alicante. Doctors performed surgery to relieve pressure on her brain and placed her in a medically-induced coma.

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