Valencia Gives Kev Coghlan A Second And A Broken Scaphoid
After the race at Donington Park, Kev had his sights firmly set on picking up his first victory in the Spanish CEV championship. In the first qualifying session Kev was in second position and had just went fastest in the first two sectors of the lap when he crashed out. After high-siding off his bike and landing relatively uninjured, Kev got caught up with the bike breaking the scaphoid bone in his left hand. Kev was forced to sit out the second qualifying session and Sundays morning warm-up but with the help of the medical staff and physiotherapist at the track was able to start the race. With nobody able to better Kev’s qualifying times in second session he would still start from second position.
In the race Kev got a good start and was in second position into the first corner and at the end of the first lap was still holding position. Straight away Kev was putting in fast, consistent lap times and soon began to pull away from the rest of the pack.
By the end of the race Kev was seven seconds behind the leader but an incredible fourteen seconds clear of the third place rider. After the race Kev commented that his wrist had not been as painful as he had expected and although it was uncomfortable he was only really is any pain for the final three or four laps.
The day after the race Kev was operated on in Barcelona to put a screw in the broken wrist and is now preparing to be fully fit for the second half of the season
