Senf out of RvV after auto accident

By Susan Westemeyer

Team Getränke-Hoffman will have to ride the women's Ronde van Vlaanderen without Theresa Senf, who finished seventh last year. She was involved in an auto accident on her way to the race.

Team spokeswoman Ines Weiterman told Cyclingnews that Senf suffered a severe concussion and injured her shoulder. The shoulder is still so swollen that it will have to be diagnosed later. She was released from the hospital and is resting at home.