British Grand Prix: Colin Edwards fit to race after medical

Colin Edwards has been declared fit to ride in this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, just six days after he broke his right collarbone in a practice crash at Catalunya.

Edwards was examined at the Silverstone Medical Centre at 2pm and given the all-clear to ride in the sixth round of the 2011 MotoGP world championship.

The 37-year-old broke his collarbone in seven places at the Montmelo circuit near Barcelona when he crashed his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1 machine in the second practice session.

The American had a titanium plate and 13 screws inserted in the shoulder during a three-hour operation performed by Dr Xavier Mir and Dr Victor Marlet at the USP Institut Universitari Dexeus last Saturday.

He was unable to race at Catalunya and saw his phenomenal record of never missing a MotoGP race since his debut in 2003 ended after 141 successive appearances.

Edwards told MCN: “I was always confident I’d pass the medical and now I’m just looking forward to being on track. Last weekend was tough to watch from the sidelines but the shoulder feels great and I’m raring to go. I’ve got a great relationship with the British fans going all the way back to my World Superbike days, so I didn’t want to miss this weekend’s race.”