Monster Yamaha's Colin Edwards has been passed fit to race in this weekend's Silverstone MotoGP round less than one week after smashing his collarbone in a free practice crash at Barcelona.
The Texas Tornado, who tried to make the start at Montmelo so as not to break his run of MotoGP races dating back to 2003, had the bone plated and screwed on the Saturday night and circuit medics today said he could ride.
“I was confident I would get through the medical and now I'm just looking forward to the weekend and being back on track with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team. The shoulder feels fantastic and I can't thank Dr Xavier Mir and his staff enough because without them I wouldn't be in a position to even consider riding," said Edwards.
"I know it is not going to be an easy weekend because there are some fast changes of direction and hard braking at Silverstone, but I'm confident I can do a good job and bring home s ome points for the team."
