Most cyclists will take it easy when they encounter lower-back pain, but pro racer Annemiek Van Vleuten didn’t let three spinal fractures and a concussion slow her down. Only a month after her ill-fated crash in the 2016 Olympic road race, the Dutch racer is already racing to victory.

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During the Olympic race on August 7, the 33-year-old Orica—AIS rider was leading the peloton when she crashed over a curb, wrenched her neck, suffered a concussion, and fractured her spine in three places. Van Vleuten was taken to a Rio hospital, where she spent two days in intensive care.

For many racers, this would be a season-ending, if not a career-destroying, catastrophe. But Van Vleuten, while convalescing soon after her crash, wrote about wanting to start at the four-day Lotto Belgium Tour in September. Rationally, she told the UCI that her expectations were low.

"I don’t have any ambitions for this race," she said. "I’m just looking forward to getting back in the peloton and racing without any pressure."

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But instead of simply being part of the peloton on the prologue stage, Van Vleuten took the win by seven seconds on the 43-kilometer course.

Her winning tweet? A much-deserved humblebrag for the ages. Not too bad for less than a month of recovery!

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Did not expect to win today. Nice to be back: 48.6 km/hour average. 😎 pic.twitter.com/ij8Kcwlrdh — Annemiek van Vleuten (@AvVleuten) September 6, 2016

Van Vleuten lost her leader’s jersey on the second day of the Lotto Belgium Tour, but there are still two days of racing left in the race.

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