Jacques assaulted during Park City Point 2 Point

’96 Olympian Tammy Jacques fought hard to secure second place.

’96 Olympian Tammy Jacques fought hard to secure second place. (Image credit: Chris See)

Former World Cup mountain bike racer Tammy Jacques-Grewal was a victim of a freak attack while racing the Park City Point to Point last weekend. She was assaulted and knocked to the ground by an aggressive man along the trail while on some singletrack about five hours into the 80-mile race.

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.