First incident at the Olympic Games: French cyclist seriously injured in a crash

Australian cyclist Lucas Plapp has ended up in hospital after a serious crash during the individual time trial.

Plapp was taken to a French hospital and underwent surgery on Saturday evening. Footage shows his crash and then his attempt to get up before a member of the Australian team’s support staff helped him off the road.

He is now recovering, with family members and the Australian team doctor at his side in hospital, the Australian Olympic Committee wrote on Sunday.

Plapp was one of two cyclists who failed to finish his time trial, along with Soren Waerenskjold. The course was difficult because of the heavy rainfall in Paris.

Plapp is a three-time Australian road race champion and a two-time time trial champion.