Valentino Rossi shows off the rod and pins from his leg

Once upon a time before Facebook and Twitter you only used to know when a rider had surgery and metalwork removed because teams issued press releases, now the riders are taking command of their lives and getting one-on-one with their fans and that includes posting pics of their various injuries and scars.

This is the rod and pins that Valentino Rossi had removed from his leg that he injured at the Mugello back in 2010.
After his surgery on February 6th, he promised that he would show a picture of rod and since he didn’t want to disappoint his numerous fans, this is it and Rossi tweeted with the image, “Ciao ragazzi,ecco il chiodo e le viti che avevo dentro la gamba.

non sapevo fossero verdi” which translated means, ” Hi guys, here’s the rod and pins that I had in my leg.
I didn’t know they were green.