Ellen van Dijk and Elisa Balsamo have both made positive steps in their training with a focus still on making the Paris Olympic Games after sustaining injuries in June and May respectively.
The Dutchwoman is still on the mend from fracturing her ankle in a training crash, jumping into training at home with a cast on her right foot after undergoing a successful surgery. But on reflection, the experienced Van Dijk has called it a “miracle” that she wasn’t more severely injured.
