Alex Dowsett (Movistar Team) will be released from hospital in London today after being admitted earlier this week to have his right-hand shoulder fixed by minor surgery. The Essex-born rider sustained injuries into a crash in January 2015 – forcing him to postpone his hour record attempt, whose first anniversary will be commemorated on Monday - healed with a prior operation that has now brought the 27-year-old some more troubles.

“The metal plate that was inserted to fix my broken collarbone started to show through the skin,” explains Dowsett. “Because of the risk of infection, this had to be removed as soon as possible. They cut me open, took out the plate and six screws and stitched me up.” 

The four-time British TT champion will be back into training next week. The incident will not allow him riding the Giro d'Italia - the Briton was part of the 11-rider short-list Eusebio Unzué offered earlier in the month - yet Dowsett has already set his sights on brand new goals for the summer.