Claire Steels avoids serious injury in Vuelta a Extremadura Femenina crash

PALMA DE MALLORCA SPAIN JANUARY 26 Claire Steels of The United Kingdom and Movistar Team prior to the 2nd Challenge Femenino Ciclista Mallorca 2025 Trofeo Palma a 1295km one day race from Palma to Castell de Bellver 105m on January 26 2025 in Palma de Mallorca Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Claire Steels with her Movistar teammates at the start of 2nd Challenge Femenino Ciclista Mallorca - Trofeo Palma (Image credit: Getty Images)

Claire Steels has avoided serious injury after being involved in a crash in the final bunch sprint on stage 1b of the Vuelta a Extremadura Femenina on Thursday. 

After the stage, her Movistar team anounced on social media that the 38-year-old Briton was suffering “severe shoulder pain", and on Friday morning provided an update confirming she had undergone examinations and did not have any serious injuries.

Lyne Lamoureux

Lyne has been involved in professional cycling for more than 15 years in both news reporting and sports marketing. She founded Podium Insight in 2008, quickly becoming a trusted source for news of the North American professional cycling world. She was the first to successfully use social media to consistently provide timely and live race updates for all fans. She is proud to have covered men's and women's news equally during her tenure at the helm of the site. Her writing has appeared on Cyclingnews and other news sites. 

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