Geraint Thomas dislocated his shoulder in a crash during training on Sunday. The Ineos Grenadiers rider reported the news on social media, but said he could resume training on the turbo trainer on Monday.
The Welsh native suffered a pelvic fracture in a crash in the neutral zone of stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia, ending his 2020 season early.
"It wasn't the Sunday I was expecting ....... I fell on the ice and dislocated my shoulder," Thomas wrote on Instagram. 'No broken bones. But no broken bones.
The BBC reported that Thomas was treated in a Monaco hospital after Sunday's crash.
Thomas struggled when the cycling season resumed in August and was left out of the Ineos team for the Tour de France, but he returned to form the following month, finishing second overall at the Tirreno-Adriatico and fourth in the world championship time trial.
The 34-year-old's Giro d'Italia was a big step ahead of his rivals in the opening time trial in Palermo, but the race was halted two days later. He completed the third stage atop Mount Etna, but was forced to abandon the race before the start in Catania the next day.
Thomas later admitted that he had trouble seeing the rest of the Giro, which was won by Ineos' teammate Tao Geoghegan Hart. He told BBC Wales in late October that his goals for 2021 were to compete in the Tour and the scheduled Tokyo Olympics, but did not rule out a return to the Giro.
"Obviously, I have to discuss it with the team and consider it properly, but the Giro is still in the back of my mind.
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