Danny Bruton had done very well to be selected for the Junior European Championships, but a broken collar bone has thrown his plans into doubt (Photo: www.blackumbrellaphotography.com)
The winner of the opening stage of Rás Dún na nGall last weekend, Danny Bruton’s season has been dealt a blow with news that a broken collar bone may force him to miss the upcoming Junior European Championships.
The one positive side to his set back is that the championships in the Czech Republic do not take place until the back end of next month.
It leaves the Nicolas Roche Performance Team-Stand Life rider with a fighting chance of taking up his place in the three-rider team for the road race.
Bruton was one of a number of fallers in crashes at the Enfield GP on Tuesday night and suffered a clean break to his collarbone.
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Team manager Philip Finnegan said his rider was due to be examined by Cycling Ireland’s Dr Conor McGrane and after that the plan for him would become clearer.
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“The Euros aren’t on until after the Junior Tour so I don’t think this means he is automatically out,” said Finnegan.
“It’s a clean break, he’s fit and strong and he has a bit of time; he can do some turbo trainer stuff for now and we will see what happens.”
Finnegan added it was not out of the question that Bruton would ride the Junior Tour, which runs from July 2nd to 7th.
He said if the second year junior was able to get through that, then his participation in the European Championships two weeks later – July 18th to 21st - could be considered.
It is a stroke of bad look for the teenager, who beat eventual overall winner Mark Downey to victory on the opening stage in Donegal last Friday evening.
Bruton, previously of DID Dunboyne, was 6th in the National Hill Climb Championships against the elite riders last year. As well as last weekend’s stage victory, this season he was won the A3 event at the Des Hanlon Memorial in Carlow in March and the A3 race at the Stamullen GP in April.
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