US champion Greg Daniel (Trek-Segafredo) discovered that he had been riding with a broken collarbone for eight months when he crashed out of the Three Days of De Panne on stage 2.
The American had originally broken his collarbone at the Tour of Utah last summer while riding for Axeon Hagens Berman. After being taken to hospital for an X-ray following his De Panne crash, it was revealed that his original break had not completely healed.
"Crashed today and went to the hospital, revealing a collarbone that has been broken for almost 8 months. Thankfully it's held together by a titanium plate that is still stable, so recovery time should be just a few days!" Daniel wrote in a post on Instagram.
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Daniel added that he is likely to undergo surgery to mend the broken collarbone in June, but is set to race at the Tour of California in the intervening period. "For now I am heading back to Girona to get ready for the next few races," he wrote.
Bakelants fractures clavicle
AG2R La Mondiale's Jan Bakelants crashed during a training ride Friday and sustained a broken clavicle, the team announced in a press release.
The 31-year-old Belgian, now in his third season with the French outfit, has already been operated on but will miss his scheduled start at next week's Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco.
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