Valencia Tests
JORGE LORENZO UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
 FORTUNA
APRILIA rider JORGE LORENZO underwent surgery on his broken
left collarbone this morning at the Dexeus Institute in Barcelona,
where Dr. Xavier Mir fitted a titanium plate to seal the fracture.
After the operation, which lasted just over an hour, the rider
remained under observation for a further hour before he was
taken to his room. He could barely open eyes when he asked
how long it would be before he could ride again, just as he
had done after a similar operation on the same injury earlier
in the year. On that occasion he had sustained the break in
a fall during the Catalunya GP although he returned to action
just thirteen days later to set pole position and clinch a
podium finish in the Dutch TT at the demanding Assen circuit.
The Valencia crash was the fourth time Jorge Lorenzo has fractured
his collarbone during his fledgling race career. According
to the medical staff, Lorenzo will be released from hospital
within the next 24 hours. After a few days’ rest the
Mallorcan will begin a recuperation programme that should
allow him to return to action without any further problems
at the tests FORTUNA APRILIA have planned for the end of January
at Jerez de la Frontera. Jorge Lorenzo’s excellent physical
condition has raised optimism of a swift recovery and should
leave this injury as a mere anecdote.
JORGE LORENZO (48), FORTUNA-APRILIA RIDER:
“The thing that most annoys me is not the injury itself
but the fact that the crash prevented me from following up
the excellent times we had been setting. On Thursday we were
already inside the circuit record and I am sure we could have
made even more progress. I feel sorry for my team and for
my physical trainer because on Christmas Day he’ll have
to eat his ‘turron’ [typical Spanish sweet] quickly
because he knows that whilst other people might be at home
taking a rest, we’ll be doing a double session in the
gym. You have to be optimistic, even in a situation like this,
so on the positive side at least we will have a different
kind of Christmas this year!”
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