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FIM MotoGP - Edwards On The Mend After Successful Surgery INDIANAPOLIS, May 9, 2012: American Colin Edwards is scheduled toreturn to the MotoGP World Championship at the Grand Prix ofCatalunya on June 3 after undergoing successful surgery May 7 torepair a broken collarbone. He will miss the next race, the French Grand Prix, on May 20 at LeMans. Edwards, from Houston, suffered the injury Saturday, May 5 during acrash in qualifying at the Portuguese Grand Prix at the EstorilCircuit. Randy de Puniet fell in front of Edwards, causing him tocrash and miss the race Sunday. Dr. Javier Mir used 10 screws and a titanium plate during surgeryin Barcelona, Spain, to rebuild Edwards' collarbone, which wasfractured in five places. Mir also operated on Edwards' collarbonewhen it was broken in a crash last season. "Doctor Mir and his team have done a great job," Edwards saidMonday. "The surgery was really quick. I'm feeling great, still alittle dizzy from the anesthesia, but feeling all right. "I'm here watching TV and tweeting ( @texastornado5). Just want tolet everyone know I'm OK!" Two-time World Superbike champion Edwards joined the NGM MobileForward Racing team this season, riding a Suter-BMW machine underthe new Claiming Rule Teams regulations. He has competed in MotoGPsince 2003. The NGM Mobile Forward team said it will name a replacement forEdwards this week for the French Grand Prix. Edwards is tied for 14th in the MotoGP standings this seasondespite missing the race in Portugal. He is the third-ranking rideron CRT machinery - production-based bikes that are slower and lesstechnologically advanced than prototype machines. The MotoGP World Championship will compete Aug. 17-19 at the fifthannual Red Bull Indianapolis GP at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. *** 2012 tickets: Tickets for the 2012 Red Bull Indianapolis GP MotoGPevent, scheduled for Aug. 17-19 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,are on sale now at , by calling (800) 822-INDY or (317) 492-6700 or by visiting theIMS Ticket Office at the IMS Administration Building at the cornerof Georgetown Road and 16th Street between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET)Monday-Friday. Tickets for groups of 20 or more also are on sale. Contact the IMSGroup Sales Department at (866) 221-8775 for more information. Information on camping at IMS during the Red Bull Indianapolis GPis available at. Hotel package information can be found at visitindy.com/redbull. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Cufflinks and Tie Clips , Personalised Bookmarks Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Personalized Lapel Pins today!
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