Swift in race to be fit

BEN Swift faces a race against time to be fit for the Olympics after a heavy crash in preparation for this week’s big Giro d’Italia.

But fears that the 24-year-old Rotherham ace had broken his shoulder have been allayed.

Swift dislocated the shoulder after crashing on a high-speed corner in the Danish town of Herning, where the Giro started last Saturday, and an MRI scan this week is expected to reveal the extent of the damage.

It is a massive blow for a rider looking to make up for lost time on the road, after a winter on the track, as he challenges for an Olympic place. The Team Sky star was expected to be in contention as one of four support riders when Mark Cavendish bids for Olympic road race gold on July 28.