Australian champion Luke Plapp looked set for a powerful showing at the Paris Olympic Games individual time trial after he popped up high on the standings after the first time check, but his race then came to a sudden end after he crashed in the wet and slippery conditions.
The broadcast didn't show how the crash came to pass but in social media footage Plapp can be seen being carefully helped up by Australian team support from near a barrier on the rain-soaked road. The fall occurred as he headed into the technical section, through the middle of the course, and he was forced to abandon.
