Ed Clancy: 'Back surgery put my whole career in doubt'

Double Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy thought his recent back injury had ended his cycling career

Ed Clancy

Ed Clancy thought his cycling career was over when he slipped a disc in his back, and was forced to have surgery at the end of last year.

The 30-year-old double Olympic gold medallist suffered a prolapsed disc in the "freak accident" at the end of the Tour of Britain last September when he went to pick up a suitcase, eventually having surgery on it in November. And despite the fact he has spent the last 12 weeks recovering, Clancy is back in contention for a ride at this week’s Track World Championships in London.

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