EF's Harry Sweeny undergoes knee surgery

EF Pro Cycling's Harry Sweeny has had surgery to remove an inflamed plica in his left knee, the team confirmed Monday. The injury first surfaced at Milano-Sanremo and kept Sweeny off the bike since. "It's been quite off and on," he said. "I wasn't able to race. I've been able to do a few days of good training, but then it would come back." He added it had been nearly ten years since he dealt with a genuine injury, making the spell a difficult one mentally as well as physically. The team's head doctor, Jon Greenwell, said an MRI scan confirmed the cause and that other management options had been exhausted before surgery was recommended. Sweeny is expected to be off the bike for one to two weeks, with the aim of returning to training in time for the back end of the team's Tour de France camp.