2023-11-21 21:05:44
The Grand Prix of the Valencian Community will be an event of farewells, but also of returns. This is the case of Alex Rins, who finally has received the OK from his medical team to ride the LCR Team Honda for the last timebefore breaking his contract and going to Yamaha for 2024. Without a doubt, it is one of the most anticipated returns in recent times after suffering one of the most complicated injuries in his sporting career.
#42 is having a season practically to forget. The Honda satellite team rider has seen his recovery process drag on, and after testing on the Phillip Island track it was clear that something was not right. At that time, after a medical examination, It was determined that he had a hernia in his right tibia.which was causing him significant discomfort, so it was decided that it was appropriate for him to undergo surgery.
The Catalan driver’s season has not been easy since he crashed at the last Italian Grand Prix, coming out of his Honda’s ears with a force of more than 30 G. At that timebegan his ordeal after fracturing the tibia and fibula of his right leg during the sprint race held on the Mugello circuit.
Since then, problems have not stopped coming to the Spanish pilot, who saw how his recovery was prolonged until reaching the point where his physical integrity was in danger. That happened in the last Australian Grand Prix, where the bad sensations on the RC213V and the discomfort in his right leg made him have to urgently visit a nearby hospital and undergo an MRI so that your medical team could later evaluate your situation.
In a short period of 138 days, Alex Rins has undergone three invasive interventions on his right lower limb. In these just over four months, the LCR Honda rider tested himself on several occasions, carrying out private training sessions in which he was able to see first-hand how his injury was evolving.
During all these months, Rins has been replaced by Honda test rider Stefan Bradl and Spaniard Iker Lecuona. The HRC rider in the World Superbike Championship has competed in five events this season wearing the colors of Lucio Cecchinello’s structure, so He is one of the active pilots with the most experience on the RC213V.
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Now, the real test comes this weekend at the Ricardo Tormo circuit, where the Spanish driver will be able to check the status of his recovery. A few days ago he was doing some private training at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya, where he shared the track with Andrea Iannone. With the aim of enjoying the bike again, Takaaki Nakagami’s teammate hopes to say goodbye in the best possible way to its current structure and begin next Tuesday, November 28, its new stage with the Yamaha colors.
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