Geraint is back in the saddle following a spectacular crash back in March.  Approaching a right-hander a bit too quickly he lost control and flew over the barrier into a tree, landing 20 feet below and suffering numerous injuries including a fractured pelvis and broken nose. 

After 38 days away from racing following the crash he admitted that all he is doing at the moment is easing himself back in to it. "It's just about survival and getting round. I'm on the phone to the physios and they're giving me stretches and exercises to do”.

 

He returned to racing at the Giro del Trentino as he nurses himself back to race fitness in time for the Giro d'Italia for which he is 1st reserve. 

 

"It's not too bad but it takes a bit of time to get back in to the rhythm of racing," he said after the second stage of Trentino. "The muscles in my right leg get a bit tired when I'm riding out of the saddle, but apart from that it's fine and it's getting better and better every day."

Geraint will continue to be based in Italy before returning to Wales for the Nationals at the end of June.