KURTZ SITS OUT

BELLE Vue captain Brady Kurtz says he is still suffering with ankle ligament damage after a crash in Sweden last month.

Kurtz is missing for the Aces when they visit Sheffield in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership on Thursday.

Writing on Facebook, Kurtz said: “I have a lot of damage to my right lateral ankle ligaments. An MRI scan showed a grade 3/3 tear to one, grade 2/3 tear in another and grade 1/3 to the last.

“My absence right now is because I’m currently unable to walk on it, and if my ankle was to take any more damage in its current condition, surgery will be required to repair it.

“The recovery from that surgery would most likely end my season. My focus now is recovery and getting myself in a position to return to racing, but also when I know it will be safe to do so.”