Stransky on the mend after Cape Epic crash

23 March 2017 - 14:40 By Nashira Davids
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Last year’s 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.
Last year’s 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.
Image: Warren Elsom

Joel Stransky might have suffered some serious injuries in the Absa Cape Epic but the rugby hero is in high spirits.

He even posted a photograph of himself strolling in a parking lot dressed only in a hospital gown exposing his blue hospital issued underpants.

He tweeted: "Really good night sleep! Thanks again all for inspiring support! Got me walking & almost back to the mountains!"

Joel Stransky via Twitter

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Stransky fell at the weekend during the prologue stage of the race. He sustained injuries to his face‚ a broken rib and a punctured lung. On Monday he assured his fans on Twitter that his surgery went well.

"Need plastic surgery to restore good looks‚" he joked.

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Stransky is not the only sports star to drop out of the race. Professional cyclist Andrew Mclean fell and broke his collarbone.

Both men are‚ according to a statement‚ still planning to participate in the Great Zuurberg Trek in the Eastern Cape.

"It is one of my favourite races and I should be back on my bike in a week or two‚" said McLean who is determined to partner with Stransky again this year.

"Joel would kill me if he thought I was considering trading him in for a younger model."

- TMG Digital/The Times

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