Jolanda Neff (Trek Factory Racing) was seriously injured in a high-speed crash while mountain biking at Pisgah Forest near Brevard, NC. [According to a Trek Factory Racing press release, Neff came off her bike at high speed and suffered a ruptured spleen, broken ribs, and a collapsed lung. [According to a Trek Factory Racing press release, he suffered a ruptured spleen, broken ribs, and a collapsed lung.

"I knew something was wrong right away.

Neff was treated at a nearby hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, and released after three nights.

To stop the internal bleeding in his spleen, Neff's emergency medical team used a technique called embolization to avoid the need to remove his spleen.

It is unclear what these injuries will mean for Neff's cross-country season and her bid for the Tokyo Olympics next summer.

Neff was scheduled to compete in the UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Doubendorf, Switzerland, on February 1.