News 1 Dec 2016

Ducati's new signing Melandri recovering from knee surgery

Italian injured in charity football game following recent testing.

Source: Supplied.

Source: Supplied.

Aruba.it Racing Ducati team rider Marco Melandri underwent surgery this week to repair his right meniscus, injured last Sunday during a charity football game in Cattolica, Italy.

Melandri will start rehabilitation in the following days and will be back on track for the first tests of 2017, scheduled for late January at Jerez.

“Looking on the bright side, perhaps I was lucky to encounter this issue at this time of the year, when both the championship and tests are over,” said Melandri. “It’s better to pay my dues with bad luck now, when we have all the time to recover.

“I was simply walking on the field when I felt a crack, so it’s safe to say it would have only been a matter of time before this injury happened. I will start rehabilitation right away and in 8-10 days I shall be able to walk without crutches already. I can’t wait to be back on my Panigale R.”

Melandri has been signed to Aruba.it Racing Ducati alongside Chaz Davies for the 2017 Superbike World Champonship, which will commence at Phillip Island on 24-26 February.

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