A triathlete was forced to give up her business after sustaining a brain injury in a crash during training.
Melanie Varley, who represented Great Britain, suffered serious injuries when she was knocked off her bike by a cyclist who lost control of their bicycle while performing a dangerous manoeuvre on a steep downhill decline near Darlington.
The life-changing crash happened on an organised training session and Melanie, of Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, spent five days in hospital with injuries including a fractured spine, multiple right shoulder fractures, a collapsed lung and nerve damage.
