Armstrong may still miss Giro after op

THE surgeon who operated on Lance Armstrong’s broken collarbone does not expect the injury to heal completely for at least eight weeks.

The seven-time Tour de France champion yesterday had successful surgery on the injury he suffered in a racing accident on Monday, crashing on stage one of the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon.

Armstrong, 37, had a five-inch steel plate and 12 screws inserted in a effort to repair the collarbone, which broke in four places.