Atherton injured in collision with vehicle

Downhill World Champion Rachel Atherton was injured

Downhill World Champion Rachel Atherton was injured (Image credit: Sven Martin)

Downhill World Champion Rachel Atherton dislocated her shoulder and suffered cuts and bruises in a head-on collision with a pickup truck while training on the road on Sunday afternoon in California.

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