News 26 Apr 2017

MotoGP rookie Rins undergoing surgery on broken wrist

Luckless Team Suzuki Ecstar newcomer injured in Austin.

Source: Supplied.

Spanish MotoGP rookie Alex Rins will undergo surgery on his broken wrist sustained at Circuit of the Americas in a crash during Free Practice 3 on Saturday morning.

The Team Suzuki Ecstar newcomer returned to Barcelona and will go under the knife this week to help in the recovery of the double left arm fracture.

“It’s been a very tough weekend,” Rins said. “This is a special track where I have always found myself pretty comfortable and I enjoyed riding a lot, but this grand prix instead has been complicated. We have paid very dearly for Saturday´s fall and now that we have accepted it, we can begin the recovery.

“The team is giving me exceptional support and I hope soon to start giving them back some joy so that we can all get rid of this bitter taste in our mouths. Now it’s time to go back home, wait for the arm´s swelling to reduce and undergo surgery. I’m not thinking about recovery time as much as coming back at 100 percent.”

The recovery stages are not yet known and it will not be until after the surgical intervention occurs that the times and rehab therapy will be determined.

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