Hydrex Honda's James Ellison has been forced to pull out of tomorrow's British Superbike round at Cadwell Park tomorrow due to a wrist injury sustained while training on off-road bikes.
The Cumbrian rider, who was looking to add to his tally of podiums this weekend, has been declared medically unfit to ride and will now be forced to watch from the sidelines.
"I injured my hand when I was training in Spain last week and whereas I thought it would be OK, having ridden the bike around a demanding track as Cadwell, it's proving to be a bit of a problem and it's just getting worse and worse," said Ellison.
"I wanted to get into the top ten and then I could have made a decision tomorrow. But really the only way I can get ready for Croft is by resting it and hopefully it should be healed in around seven to 10 days.
"I have to think about the rest of the season, and I'm chasing third in the Championship so I don't really want to miss a round, it's just really disappointing."
Team boss Shaun Muir added: "We have taken the decision to withdraw James so he won't be riding tomorrow so I'm just disappointed really, especially for the team who have all worked so hard. BSB is our priority so we need to consider the bigger picture and get James back up to full fitness in time for Croft."
