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<\/a>Last year\u2019s third place finishers Joel Stransky and Andrew Mclean will be fit for the PwC Great Zuurberg Trek despite both suffering injuries in the build-up. Photo: Warren Elsom<\/span><\/p>\nMclean is currently nursing a broken collarbone after a nasty fall that forced him to withdraw from this year\u2019s Cape Epic, while Stransky was hospitalised with a broken rib and punctured lung after crashing on the prologue of the Epic on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m still planning on participating in the Great Zuurberg Trek,\u201d Mclean confirmed yesterday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is one of my favourite races and I should be back on my bike in a week or two.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said he had not even considered the fact that Stransky might not be able to partner him in the Eastern Cape event in which they placed third last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cJoel would kill me if he thought I was considering trading him in for a younger model,\u201d joked Mclean, but added that he was \u201cvery confident\u201d they would be fighting fit for the tough three-day race in the Sundays River Valley and Addo Elephant National Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cKnowing Joel, I\u2019d imagine that the minute he can get on the indoor trainer he\u2019ll be back into training and we should be there. We may not be in tip-top condition, but we\u2019ll certainly be good enough to race.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur position last year wasn\u2019t too bad for two old men and this year we\u2019ll aim to do the same, if not better.<\/p>\n
\u201cJoel and myself are very competitive and we both relish the fact that, in mountain biking, we are able to compete with some of the younger riders.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mclean said that while he planned on returning to training as soon as possible, his injury was taking longer than usual to heal.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I\u2019ve broken a collarbone in the past I\u2019ve had it plated, which speeds up the recovery and rehabilitation process.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, with this break, doctors didn\u2019t want to plate it due to various reasons, so I\u2019ve had to allow it to grow back, which takes more time.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving said that, it\u2019s feeling a lot better already and I hope to be back on the indoor trainer within a week before hopefully being back to off-road training in a month or so.\u201d<\/p>\n
The PwC Great Zuurberg Trek, which is based at the Zuurberg Mountain Village outside Port Elizabeth, takes place from May 26 to 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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