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Jorge Prado Suffers Leg Injury While Training, Undergoes Surgery

December 13, 2019 9:15am | by: Mitch Kendra
Jorge Prado Suffers Leg Injury While Training, Undergoes Surgery
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Winchester, United Kingdom MXGP of Great Britain FIM Motocross World Championship

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado suffered a broken left femur while training yesterday in Italy and has undergone surgery. KTM confirmed the news this morning that Prado lost control approaching a jump near the end of the practice session training at the Malagrotta circuit near Rome.

Although it was rumored that the two-time MX2 champion might take his turn at racing in America, Red Bull KTM re-signed Prado to remain in the FIM Motocross World Championship for the next four years. The two-time MX2 champion will make the move to the premier class of MXGP in 2020.

The 18-year-old made his 450 debut at the 2019 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations for team Spain, where he finished third and seventh, respectively, in his two races as team Spain finished ninth overall.

No timetable on a return to racing has been announced.

Here is the full release from KTM:

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado is recovering from an operation in Italy to fix a fracture to his left femur. The eighteen-year-old suffered the injury while training at the Malagrotta circuit near Rome yesterday (Thursday).

Prado, who still step into the premier class of the FIM Motocross World Championship in 2020 after claiming the last two MX2 titles, was circulating his usual practice facility with teammate Tony Cairoli and nearing the end of a training moto when he lost control approaching a jump.

The Spaniard was transferred to the European Hospital where he immediately underwent a corrective procedure performed by Dr Massimiliano Nannerini to insert a pin into the femur bone. He is expected to leave the ward in two days if initial signs are positive and start rehabilitation to make his MXGP debut as early as possible next season.

Claudio De Carli, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager: “This is bad news and we feel so sorry for Jorge. Things had been going well and he was just two laps away from the end of the training session. It was raining at Malagrotta and you need to have a good control of the bike to make one of the biggest jumps on the track. Jorge could not grip the plastic well, his foot slipped off the footpeg on the ramp and he crashed over the jump. He had surgery yesterday evening by a fantastic doctor that we know and trust and now we have to wait a few days to see if everything is correct before he can leave the hospital. It is a setback to our preparation but the important thing is that Jorge heals well and then can think again about his first season in the MXGP class.”

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