Moto3: Hand surgery for Rins

Hand surgery for Alex Rins, rest for Marc Marquez.
Rins, Moto3 race, French MotoGP 2012
Rins, Moto3 race, French MotoGP 2012
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Fresh from his debut grand prix podium in Sunday's wet Moto3 grand prix, roo💃kie Alex Rins underwent surgery in Barcelona on Monday to repair finger damage from a Saturday fall at Le Mans.

The Spaniard underwent surgery on the little finger of his right hand, in a procedure carried out by Dr. Xavier Mir at the USP Institut Univers🌳itari Dexeus de Barcelona.

Rins (Suter Hond🅠a) will remain in hospital for 24 hours under antibiotics.

Fellow Repsol-backed rider Marc M?rquez (Suter), who suffered a heavy blow to his right hand when he crashed out of Sunday's Moto2 race, also underwent an examinati🌌on at the faci🐻lity.

Marquez, who lost the title lead by one-point to Pol Espargaro following the fall, lightly damaged his thumb in Sunday's spil▨l and has been advised to rest the injury for a week.

Both Rins and Marquez will thus be fit for the fifth round of the 2012 world championships, in front of 🔯their home Spanish fans, at Catalunya in two weeks' time.

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