Candice Lill’s rear wheel broke in spectacular fashion during the opening laps of the mountain bike event today at the Olympic Games.
“I rolled down one of the steep roll-offs, and my back wheel hit a rock at the bottom, I think, and it just exploded,” she explained. “I honestly don’t know [the state of the wheel now]. The rim is completely cracked, so the wheel is not round anymore. I blew the tyre wall off the rim and everything.”
“At first it was a shock. There was a big, loud noise, as well. I then had to get off my bike and start running,” Lill continued. “I had to run down to the tech zone to change the wheel. It was not actually too far, but it takes time to change the wheel and everything and get going.”
The rear wheel of South Africa’s Candice Lill has just completely snapped and broken
The green tyre liner and tyre are just stuck there with the carbon fibre rim folded#Paris2024 #OlympicGames #Mountainbike pic.twitter.com/skcfuaA2mX
— Mathew Mitchell (@MatMitchell30) July 28, 2024
