Pedrosa Collarbone Update: Surgery Successful, Assen Still In Doubt

The news this morning that Dani Pedrosa was to undergo an operation to fix a loose fragment of bone in his collarbone came as a confirmation that there were further problems with the collarbone Pedrosa had had fixed after his crash with Marco Simoncelli at Le Mans. What caused the problem is unknown (despite the rumors in the Spanish and Italian press) but it required yet another operation, his third in 71 days on his collarbone.

This evening, the Repsol Honda team issued a press release (reproduced below), stating that the operation had been a success, and that Pedrosa would be starting his physical rehabiliation in two days' time. With action starting at the Dutch TT in Assen in just a week's time, that is very short notice for Pedrosa to be fit enough to ride again, and consequently, Pedrosa will make a decision in consultation with his doctors on riding early next week. If Pedrosa does not ride in Assen, the Repsol Honda team will be forced to replace him, Pedrosa having missed the previous two rounds at Barcelona and Silverstone. Hiroshi Aoyama is likely to replace the Spaniard, with Honda test rider Kousuke Akiyoshi coming in to take Aoyama's seat in the San Carlo Gresini Honda squad.

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Fabio Biliotti Wilf Billington Hartmut Bischoff Gastone Biscia