Cal Crutchlow will need medical clearance to race in MotoGP's
French Grand Prix after being diagnosed with a shin fracture
from his crash in pre-qualifying practice.  The Tech 3 Yamaha
rider had a violent fall at La Chappelle in practice four. The
accident caused a red flag as Crutchlow was initially unable to
get up. But he eventually walked away unaided and went on to
take part in qualifying, taking fourth on the grid.  A
subsequent examination revealed a fracture to his tibial
plateau.  "I went out with a different setting on the bike and
instead of taking one lap to get used to it, I went for my usual
lap and we'd changed something in one area and the tyre wasn't
up to temperature and I crashed," Crutchlow told the official
MotoGP website. "This crash hurt. I have a small fracture in the
top of my shin bone, on the side of my knee, and that's very
painful.  "I also have some bruising inside the stomach and on
the lungs. I was coughing some blood and had a big nosebleed.
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