Prumm title ambitions thwarted by broken collarbone

Double Women’s World Cup winner and current leader of the inaugural FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship, Yamaha Van Beer’s Katherine Prumm, will miss this weekend’s Grand Prix of Germany at Teutschenthal after breaking her left collarbone while training in Belgium on Tuesday. The 20 year old suffered a relatively slow speed tumble on her YZ250F but the impact was enough to force a complicated fracture to the collarbone and the New Zealander underwent surgery immediately to have a plate inserted and fragments of bone cleaned from the break. “Naturally I’m upset and disappointed,” she said. “The back wheel just stepped-out for a moment and I went down but I landed awkwardly and knew I had done some damage. The x-ray showed that the bones were quite badly displaced so I had the operation right away. The plate should help my recovery. Luck has not been with me this season. I want to thank the Van Beers team, Yamaha and everyone in Europe for their support so far.” Although it is early to assess the exact period of rehab needed before Prumm can return to action, her chances of competing at the fifth and final round of the world championship in Holland on September 7th remain in the balance. Prumm will travel to Germany this weekend to talk to the press and also lend her comments to the release of the provisional 2009 Women’s World Championship schedule that sees the series increase from five to ten rounds.