Wilco Kelderman breaks collarbone in training incident

Training crash for Dutch pro Wilco Kelderman leads to broken right collarbone

Wilco Kelderman on stage eight of the 2014 Giro d'Italia

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Dutch cyclist Wilco Kelderman broke his right collarbone while training on Sunday and underwent surgery to recover quickly for the 2015 season.

"[Kelderman] broke his right collarbone," his Belkin team wrote on Twitter. "The medical staff operated him yesterday, expected recovery is three weeks. Get well soon!"

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.