A Birmingham 2022 spokesperson said: “Following a crash at the morning session of track and para track cycling at the Lee Valley VeloPark, three cyclists and two spectators have been treated by the onsite medical team. “The three cyclists have been taken to hospital. The two spectators did not require hospital treatment. “We would like to send our best wishes to the cyclists and spectators involved in this incident and to thank the medical team for their swift action.” The PA news agency reported that witnesses said that, because of the gradient of the banking, spectators in the front row had been unsighted for the crash. Walls had been trying to avoid riders who had fallen in an incident that began on the entrance to the corner. The stricken pair of New Zealander George Jackson and Australia’s Josh Duffy were sliding up the banking, forcing Walls up on to the barrier and then over it. Canadian Gee also surfed the top of the barrier but managed to avoid following Walls in the stands. Canadian Mathias Guillemette was disqualified for causing the initial crash. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson: “We were called at 1:05pm today to reports of an incident at the Lee Valley velodrome. We sent three ambulance crews to the scene. Our crews have treated three patients for injuries and are in the process of taking all three to hospital.” It was the second heavy crash involving Team England riders in the space of two days after sprinter Joe Truman briefly lost consciousness before being taken away in a wheelchair following a collision with Australia’s Matthew Glaetzer in the second round of the men’s keirin on Saturday.
