Alex Rins' length of absence confirmed; set for second surgery on broken leg

Alex Rins will miss at least the next two rounds of MotoGP due to injury.
Alex Rins, MotoGP sprint race, Italian MotoGP, 10 June
Alex Rins, MotoGP sprint race, Italian MotoGP, 10 June

A statement on Monday confirmed: ⛄“Alex Rins is flying today to Spain to continue his healing process after the injury he sustained last Saturday at the Italian Grand Prix. 

“Having his tibia and fibula immobilised through an external fixator, Alex will undergo a second surꦯgery later this week in Madrid to internalꦉly fix his bones and start recovering. 

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“The Sp♏anish rider will miss the German and Dutch Grand Prix.”

The LCR Honda rider fell and broke his leg in the sprint race at the Itღalian MotoGP.

A successful initial surgery was the first step to a lonꦉg recovery process.

The earliest he might be back is for the British MotoGP at Silverstone on Augu🔴st 6.

Alex Rins' length of absence confirmed; set for second surgery on broken leg

But the severity of his injury could meaꩵn that Rins is sidelined even longer.

Honda endured a disastrou🔴s weekend at Mugello with three of their riders having accidents.

Joan Mir broke a finger which ruled him out of the races, Rins broke a leg, then Mar꧅c Marquez fell out 💯of the grand prix but fortunately avoided injury.

Marquez later criticised that the trio of r🦂iders were forced to over-ride the Honda machinery and take “too much risk”, resulting in their falls.

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