Cyclingnews<\/em>, referring to the looped course which gave her an option to bail if necessary.<\/p>\n“Never have I ever \u2026 suffered that much on a bike. Never have I ever \u2026 been more proud of an effort, independent of a result. I kept fighting and unlocked new levels of suffering I didn\u2019t know possible,” she added on social media about her first time being hospitalised in the same week as a race.<\/p>\n
Onweller’s coach, Dennis Van Winden of Orange Seal Academy, spoke about the incident on the Life Time live stream of Sea Otter Classic last Thursday. He noted that she did not have an EpiPen on her non-racing bike during a training session when the sting, or bite, by an unidentified insect occurred.<\/p>\n
“She called me from the ICU and told me what was going on. She got anaphylactic [reaction], so she was pretty scared. Luckily, the ambulance came pretty quick,” he explained, saying she had treatment at the site and went home, but then had another episode that evening and went to hospital.<\/p>\n
Van Winden said the academy emphasises health first, fun second and performance third, so he was surprised Onweller took the start a few days later.<\/p>\n
“After several easy days, I am hoping to be good to go for Levi’s this weekend and then back on track,” Onweller added. A runner-up at Valley of Tears and fourth at The Mid South, Onweller is also expected to compete in The Growler at Levi’s GranFondo<\/a> this Saturday, followed by Belgian Waffle Ride California on May 3.<\/p>\nSubscribe to Cyclingnews for unlimited access to our gravel cycling coverage in 2026. We’ll be on the ground at the biggest races of the season, bringing you breaking news, expert analysis, in-depth features, and much more. <\/strong><\/em>Find out more<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n