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Friday, 06 April 2007 |
BAYLISS RETURNS HOME TO MONTE CARLO AFTER OPERATION
 Ducati Xerox Team rider Troy Bayliss has returned to his Monte Carlo
home following an operation on his injured hand on Sunday afternoon in
the UK.
The Australian had a weekend of ups and downs at Donington Park. First
on Friday he celebrated his 38th birthday, on Saturday he set pole
position and then he high-sided out at Coppice on lap 6 of the first
race on Sunday. He was taken to the Clinica Mobile in the circuit, but
doctors decided to send him to the nearby Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
for immediate surgery. The operation consisted of the removal of the
top two bones (intermediate and distal phalanges) of the little finger
of his right hand. During the crash Troy had also received a powerful
blow in the groin region and due to concerns, specialists at the Derby
hospital also carried out checks in that area before giving him the OK
to leave.
Troy was discharged late on Monday afternoon and flew back to Monte Carlo.
Troy Bayliss is now resting at home and he will undergo a reassessment
of his injuries on Friday. Race regulations require a further medical
check on Thursday of next week before Troy can be declared fit to race,
but all signs point to the Australian being able to return to the track
for the next round of the World Superbike championship at Valencia on
April 13-15.
“The crash happened so quickly that I don’t remember my hand going
under the handlebar or anything” declared Troy. “The only thing I
remember when I stopped was pain in my groin, I didn’t feel the hand at
all. Basically I crashed through corner speed, trying to make a gap on
James which I was doing and in this one corner the back came around on
me and went into a slide/chatter. Normally I would save it but Coppice
has a little rise and the bike came back as it crested the rise and
that set it off in a different direction and I didn’t have a chance at
saving it. I’m confident I’m going to be fine for Valencia. It’s hard
to say after one day but I feel like things are coming along OK and
I’ve still got plenty of days to recover. I feel like I can get on a
motorbike now but I won’t know that until I do. Hopefully in just a
week and a half you’ll see the usual Troy!”.
David Mitchell, the newly-appointed head of brand and marketing
communications of Xerox Europe who met Troy for the first time at the
Donington weekend, declared: “On behalf of Xerox, I would like to
express our concern for Troy’s wellbeing. Our thoughts are with him
after Sunday’s horrible accident and we wish him a speedy recovery.
Along with the team and all his race fans, we are all looking forward
to him getting back out on the track again as soon as possible.”
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