Avintia Racing’s Loris Baz is set to miss the Catalan GP next weekend after having surgery on his right foot.
Baz, who sustained the injury after falling at the first corner last time out at Mugello, had surgery on Wednesday in Switzerland. However, the rehab from this surgery will mean that Baz will not be able to get on his Ducati at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Baz should be fit enough to ride at the Dutch TT at the Assen Circuit, which takes place in four weeks times. The Frenchman is very optimistic about his chances of returning.
In a statement, Baz said: “It’s a shame, because the injury is quite big, not in terms of health risk, but it will take some time to heal. Is not just one broken bone, are all foot, because the one that is not broken, the ligament does so. It was a tricky injury but I’m happy with the great job made by Dr. Mahler’s team. Unfortunately miracles don’t exist, and my bones won’t heal in one week, so it’s impossible to be fit for Barcelona. Want to be back in Assen, and we’ll work together to make it happen. Now I’ll go home and rest for a couple of days, because I can’t do any exercise for one week. Then I’ll start to work with the physio, also trying to keep my physical condition.”
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