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Dutch Cyclist Pieters comes back from coma after four months

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Four months after a training crash, Dutch cyclist Amy Pieters has regained consciousness and can “talk slightly non-verbally.” Pieters, 30, suffered severe brain damage in December when he fell during a training camp in Alicante. She was placed in an induced coma and moved to a Netherlands hospital in January after undergoing surgery. Pieters’ condition … Read more

Dutch cycling star Amy Pieters in induced coma after crash

Amy Pieters

PARIS: Three-time madison world champion Amy Pieters underwent surgery for head injuries and was placed in an artificial coma after a crash on Thursday, her SD Worx team said Friday. The 30-year-old crashed on Thursday on a training ride in Calpe, Spain, and underwent surgery in nearby Alicante later that day. Read More: Cavendish suffers … Read more