Update Shari Bossuyt

Shari Bossuyt crashed in the Oxyclean Brugge-De Panne Classic on 25 March. She broke her collarbone but the Belgian U23 champion is already back on the bike preparing for new goals: the national championships and the Tokyo Olympics.

A rider in front of me made a maneuver and I couldnโ€™t avoid it. I got stuck in her wheel and went down. The day after I had surgery by Dr Toon Claes in Herentals. He put a metal plate on the collarbone. The first few days I had trouble sleeping because of the pain but thatโ€™s over by now. 

Shari has set new goals. Defending her U23 title at the Belgian national championships on 20 June is a big goal as are the Olympics where she is first reserve for the womenโ€™s Madison race. Only two weeks after the crash she is back on the bike.

I have done a few rides indoors on the Tacx trainer. These are 30-miniute rides and that goes well. I hope to do my first outdoor ride next week. We will have to see how that goes. I hope to return to full form for the Belgian national championships on the road on 20 June and the time trial on the 16th of June. After that itโ€™s full focus on Tokyo. Jolien Dโ€™Hoore and Lotte Kopecky are the dedicated riders for the Madison but I am first reserve meaning my preparation will be identical to theirs.

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Mathew Mitchell
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My name is Mathew Mitchell, 30-something from Staffordshire, UK. Over the last few years, I've got more and more into cycling, from the first innocent Sportive events to Audaxes, Go-Races, British Cycling racing, Time Trials and now Cyclocross.

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