Irish pro Stephen Clancy dishes it out on the front of the breakaway at the recent Tour of China II. But he has suffered a crash and required surgery. And now his 2017 season has come to a premature end.
Irish cyclist Stephen Clancy has surgery after crash
By Luke Maguire
It was a case of mixed fortunes on Tuesday for the Irish riders in Sparkassen Münsterland Giro (1.HC) in Germany.
Sam Bennett took his sixth win of the year. But compatriot Stephen Clancy crashed out. And his season has been ended as a result.
The Limerick man, who riders for ProContinental team Novo Nordisk, suffered the crash under wet conditions in the one-day classic.
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He went no further in the race and was taken to hospital by ambulance from the crash scene.
“X-rays confirmed a displaced fracture to Stephen’s left clavicle and he will undergo surgery in the morning,” explained Team Novo Nordisk doctor Peter Lagrou.
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Stephen Clancy has already undergone that operation.
“With it being so late in the season, Stephen’s injury means he will not be able to race again this year and will now focus on his recovery in the off-season,” Dr Lagrou added.
Clancy stayed in Germany to undergo his operation before returning to his base in Girona, Spain, to recuperate.
Still aged just 25 years, Clancy is in his fifth season with the team.
It has a roster of diabetic cyclists, with the aim of the team to show the condition can be overcome.
Clancy had been going well of late and came close to a top result at the Tour of China II.
He spent stage 3 in the winning escape and would be caught just a few hundred metres from the finish line.
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