You’ve got give Colin Edwards a round of applause, because after breaking his right collarbone in seven places in last week’s practice seesion at the Montmelo circuit and undergoing three hours of surgery to insert a titanium plate and 13 screws he’ll be participating in this weekend’s MotoGP round at Silverstone.

The Yamaha Tech3 rider tried to pass a fitness test the day after his surgery so he could at least start the race and not screw up his record of 141 appearances, but was denied which left him a little disappointed, but today the medical staff at the British circuit gave him the green light judging him fit to race.

“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,” said Colin Edwards. “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. 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 some points for the Team.”

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