It's been less than two months since cycling star Alison Starnes crashed...hard...during Stage 1 of Oregon's Cascade Classic.

A double fracture of the pelvis, and a pretty serious concussion, have kept Starnes off the bike, and away from the sport she loves.

But little by little, Alison is progressing. First on the trainer, then a few minutes on the road, and now she can go easy for two hours with out any problems. Her recovery has been nothing short of amazing.

We caught up with Starnes this week near her home in Marin County, California. In the first of a two-part interview, Alison talks about her crash, her rehab, and how she's handled the mental aspects of her injury, in the following CycleTo video.