No fracture for Velasco

Iván Velasco escaped another collarbone fracture when he crashed out of the Tour de Suisse in today's stage five.

It was initially feared the 32-year-old broke his clavicle when he hit the deck 21 kilometres into the stage from Trimbach to Gansingen. It now transpires he "only" suffered trauma and a "painful inflammation" to his left shoulder, the team's website reports.

How long Velasco's latest injury will keep him out of play was not disclosed.

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