Niki Terpstra was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries after crashing during training between Enkhuizen and Lelystad in the Netherlands on Tuesday. Team Total Direct Energy's Niki Terpstra's injuries are serious but not life-threatening, Dutch news media NOS (opens in new tab) reported. [Unfortunately the rumors are true. Niki fell hard today during a bike training session. He is in the hospital and will have to stay here for a few more days. He is not in life-threatening condition, but it will take time for him to recover," his wife Ramona Terpstra admitted.

According to the NOS report, Terpstra was motor pacing when he swerved to avoid a wild goose. He then hit a rock and crashed.

According to the NOS report, he was transported by helicopter to the hospital where doctors confirmed a collapsed lung, concussion, and broken ribs and collarbone.

Terpstra won Paris-Roubaix in 2014 and the 2018 Tour de Flanders. Last year, he moved to the professional Continental team Total Direct Energy, but suffered several setbacks with crashes and injuries. In the Tour of Flanders, he suffered a fall and head trauma, and in the Tour de France he was forced to abandon the race with a fractured scapula.

He changed his calendar for the second half of the season, which had been interrupted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, and focused his preparations on the Tour de France, Tour de Flanders, and Paris-Roubaix.