Video: French Cyclist Loana Lecomte Suffers Injury After Horrific Fall During Cross-Country Mountain Bike Event At Paris 2024 Olympics

French cyclist Loana Lecomte copped with injuries after a horrific fall during the women's cross-country mountain bike event at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Sunday, July 28.

Lecomte took an early lead in the early stages of the race but she was soon by her compatriot Pauline Ferrand-Prevot on an uneven. The 24-year-old was in the chasing group, battling for her maiden Olympic medal. When Laona Lecomte entered the rock garden section of the course, she had a horrific fall after going over the handlebars.

Annecy-born was lying unconscious for a while after he hit her head after a fall. Laona Lecomte immediately received medical attention and escorted her out of the course with a stretcher. The video of the horrific fall went viral on social media.

According to the report by French outlet L'Equipe, Loana Lecomte, who was one of the medal hopefuls for the France, suffered head trauma and has minor injury on her jaw after a horrific crash. Loana Lecomte didn't suffer any serious injury as she is fine and stable.

Despite the accident, women's cross-country mountain event continued with Pauline Ferrand-Prevot became the first to reach the finishing line with 1:26:02s to win a gold medal, while Haley Batten of United States and Sweden's Jenny Rissveds finished 2nd and 3rd to win silver and bronze medal, respectively.

'She will recover and come back stronger': Loana Lecomte's coach

Loana Lecomte's coach Yvan Clolus asserted that she will comeback stronger after a horrific fall while downplaying the severity of the injuries she suffered during the crash.

"Loana has a facial trauma that will not be serious in the end, she will recover and come back stronger." Yuan Clolus told France TV.

A picture went viral on social media when she was leaving Elancourt Hill with her bandages on her arm and jaw but smiling as she managed to escape more serious harm after a crash that dented her chances of winning her maiden Olympics.

Loana Lecomte is a 2022 European Champion and four-time National Champion in Cross-Country Mountain Bike.