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Gastown Grand Prix: woman clipped by Lamborghini out of hospital

A woman, who was clipped by a Lamborghini pace car during the finish of the women's event at the Gastown Grand Prix cycling race on Wednesday night in downtown Vancouver, has been released from hospital.

Race official appeared to step out on track just as Lamborghini pace car sped past

A race official was hit by the pace car as she appeared to run out to cross the course during the finish of the women's event at the Gastown Grand Prix on Wednesday night in downtown Vancouver. (Corey Coates/Facebook)

A woman, who was clipped by a Lamborghini pace car during the finish of the women's event at the Gastown Grand Prixcycling race on Wednesday night in downtown Vancouver, has been released from hospital.

The woman, who was a raceofficial, appeared to be unaware of the car coming up rapidly behind her as she ran out to apparently cross the race course.

Volunteer race commissionaire Gloria Bordon was taken away in an ambulance with minor injuries. The car's mirror was knocked off the vehicle's passenger side.

On Thursday race officials confirmed she had been released from hospital and was resting.

The Gastown GrandPrix is one of nine bike races that make upB.C. Superweek, a 10-day series of proand amateur cycling events currently underway around Metro Vancouver.