Edwards ruled out of Valencia
Added on Friday, October 28th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor
Edwards ruled out of Valencia
Colin Edwards will not race in Valencia next weekend as he required surgery on the arm that he injured in Sunday’s tragic accident involving Marco Simoncelli.
Edwards was assessed by orthopaedic specialist Dr Henry Small at the University General Hospital in Houston on Wednesday and it was confirmed he has multiple small fractures to the top of his left humerus bone, which connects the shoulder to the elbow. As a result, the 37-year-old will not be able to race in Valencia.
It means that Edwards has raced for the last time for Tech 3 Yamaha, as he moved to a CRT team for 2012.
Commenting on the news, Edwards also paid tribute once again to Simoncelli.
“Firstly, I want to thank everybody for all their messages of support since Sunday,” said Edwards. “The support and love has been overwhelming and it has been a great comfort to me at this difficult time.
“My heart goes out to the family and friends of Marco and I will miss him a lot, as will the entire MotoGP family. I watched Marco’s funeral yesterday and I really wish I could have been there. I wanted to go but unfortunately my injuries meant I was unable to travel. I know Valentino spoke to Marco’s family on my behalf and I thank him for that. It was a great service and a fitting celebration of his life.
“I also wanted to be in Valencia next week to give my support to MotoGP, but it is not going to be possible because of the surgery I need on my left arm. The top of my left humerus bone has got multiple small fractures but the cartilage that is around the top of the bone has been pulled off. The surgery will anchor the cartilage back to the bone but there is no nerve damage, so I should be 100 per cent in about four weeks.”
