After his nasty start crash at the MXGP of France, JK Racing star Isak Gifting has now confirmed he suffered a broken hand. Despite this, he bravely battled the pain barrier to race the Italian Championship at the weekend to retain the red plate. Here’s his statement.
“We kept the red plate riding with a broken hand,” he said. “The start crash in France last weekend resulted in a fractured hand. Six days later I decided to ride round three of the Italian Championship to salvage points. I remain the championship leader with fifth overall this weekend. Felt like the longest 2 x 30min ever. Thanks Luca Sterlino for the treatment this week to get me to the race. I will now have to sit out a couple weeks to heal my hand, but the championship is alive, see you soon.”
More to follow. We wish him all the best for his recovery.
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