'A professional bicyclist from Santa Fe was seriously injured after colliding with a car here Friday and had to be airlifted to an Albuquerque hospital.

'According to a police report, 29-old Irena Ossola was riding her bicycle down a hill on West Alameda Street around 4 p.m. Friday when she collided with a Honda SUV that was turning left onto Quail View Lane.'

'The 72-year-old Honda driver, who has not been cited with a violation in the crash, told officers "the sun was blinding him and he didn't see the bicyclist.'