Nibali has metal plate removed

Vincenzo Nibali has successfully undergone surgery to remove a metal plate attached to his collarbone after crashing in the Olympic Games road race last summer.

The Italian had surgery on the collarbone to have the plate put in place shortly after the crash, and after competing with the metalwork in place for the whole of the 2017 season, has now had it removed, certainly saving him a few grams heading into next year.