MRW Issue 1
The first issue of Moto Rider World
The first issue of Moto Rider World
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NEWS<br />
DESK<br />
HRC<br />
REVEALS<br />
MARQUEZ<br />
TO BE OUT<br />
FOR UP<br />
TO THREE<br />
MORE<br />
MONTHS<br />
Title chances evaporate for<br />
Repsol Honda’s defending<br />
MotoGP champion.<br />
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will<br />
be sidelined for up to three more months – potentially<br />
putting him out for the entire season – as<br />
he continues to recover from his broken upperarm<br />
sustained at Jerez 1.<br />
Marquez, 27, fractured his right humerus in the<br />
opening round of the delayed 2020 championship<br />
and attempted to ride at Jerez 2 just days<br />
after undergoing surgery, but sat out the race.<br />
Damage to the titanium plate prior to Brno<br />
meant that Marquez would be sidelined for an<br />
extended period, but it was expected he would<br />
be fit for Misano in mid-September.<br />
Instead, his earliest<br />
return will be mid-October,<br />
otherwise November.<br />
“There has been a lot of talk<br />
about Marc’s recovery and the<br />
various deadlines, but from<br />
the first day after the second<br />
operation we have said that<br />
the only objective that exists<br />
is for him to be 100 percent,”<br />
commented Repsol Honda<br />
team manager Alberto Puig.<br />
Marquez’s title chances have<br />
now evaporated completely,<br />
meaning he will lose the title<br />
for only the second time<br />
since stepping up to MotoGP<br />
in 2013. This year’s condensed<br />
season is scheduled to conclude<br />
on 20-22 November at<br />
Portimao, Portugal.<br />
Despite ongoing suggestion<br />
that Marquez could in fact be<br />
suffering from nerve damage<br />
at this point, Honda hasn’t<br />
confirmed that is the case.<br />
“The MotoGP world champion,<br />
together with HRC, have<br />
consulted with and compared<br />
the opinions of a number<br />
of specialists in regard<br />
to the injury to the humerus<br />
of the right arm,” a segment<br />
read. “As a result, all parties<br />
have decided to modify the<br />
planned recovery process.<br />
“The objective of both Marquez<br />
and the Repsol Honda<br />
Team is to return to the world<br />
championship when Marc’s<br />
arm has fully recovered from<br />
the serious injury that occurred<br />
in Jerez.<br />
“It is estimated it will take between<br />
two to three months<br />
before Marc can return to the<br />
RC213V. HRC has not set a<br />
grand prix for the return of the<br />
reigning world champion and<br />
will continue to report on the<br />
evolution of his recovery.”<br />
Source: cycleonline.com.au/
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