After a disastrous start to 2019 that included a hospital stay due to a torn spleen, Ben Swift is enjoying his most consistent year to date after returning from a crash in late February.

The Briton, who rejoined Team Ineos this season after two years with UAE Team Emirates, spent a week in the hospital after a training crash early in the year and did not ride again for over two months.

Upon his return, however, he became the British national road race champion and competed in his home Worlds in Yorkshire. On the final stage of the Tour of the Wide West, Swift said he was enjoying the season despite his difficult start.

"I think it was pretty good," Swift told Cycling News. I'm enjoying the year. I'm looking forward to carrying this year into next year, and I've really enjoyed it, and it's been my most consistent year."

"I'm looking forward to the next year, and I'm looking forward to the next year.

Swift described his time in the UAE as "the worst year and a half of my career" and saw his rejoining Team Sky at the time as a chance to get back on track. Rejoining Team Sky at that time was a chance to get things back on track and also a chance to change his role to that of a team player who takes chances on his own, rather than running as a leader.

However, after racing in the Volta a Valenciana and Tour de la Provence, where he finished on the podium on the second stage, Swift's return was in doubt when he crashed on a downhill while training in Tenerife. However, despite a damaged spleen and intensive care unit treatment, his team facilitated his comeback, he said.

"It was a tough recovery, but I had a great support staff around me. I didn't have to think about anything else except getting my body back to health."

"It was a pretty scary time, but I knew I had great people supporting me and I still had the passion and desire to get back."

After a consistent mid-season run that included top 10 finishes in stages of the Tour of Norway and Switzerland, her dream came true at the British Championships in June.

"I think it was a special moment to win after that crash and being so close to the past. 'I'm happy to be able to run in this jersey for the rest of the year and next year as well.'

Steady results followed, including a podium on stage 4 of the Tour de Pollogne and top 10s at the Tour of Deutschland and Tour of Britain, but Swift's main goal at the end of the season was the world championships in Harrogate.

It is not every day that a World Championship is held in one's hometown, but Swift's seventh appearance in the race ended in disappointment for him. After a long, tough race in miserable weather conditions, he finished 31st, nearly 4 minutes behind surprise winner Mads Pedersen.

"The World Championships didn't go the way I wanted, but that's road racing. But that's one of the great things about cycling, it's not about the race, it's about the road.

"I'm happy with the results this season. I'm happy with the consistency. I've taken on a new role on the team and I'm looking forward to developing that next year."

Next season's goals will be much the same as in previous years for Swift, but he is not 100 percent sure yet. What is certain is that it is a chance for a fresh start.

"I have some ideas," he said. I'm meeting with the team next week. We'll see what they want, what I want, what the others want."

"I think we will have the same goals as this year. The big focus early in the season is San Remo. San Remo is a very good goal for me. But we'll see what they want and what I want and take it from there."