NICKY HAYDEN capped off his disappointing 2011 season by breaking his left shoulder and fracturing two ribs whilst training on a Honda XR100.It was Hayden's first time on two wheels since breaking his scaphoid in the first corner incident

Hospital General de Catalunya and found to have a fracture at the base of the first metacarpal and a displaced thumb. During the operation a small titanium plate was inserted into Lorenzo's wrist. It's believed the runner-up in the 2009 MotoGP World

. The injury now casts a doubt over whether the LCR Honda rider will be fit enough to race at the next MotoGP round, which takes place at Brno on August 16.Reports say De Puniet crashed while training at a circuit near Marseilles. He was immediately transferred

Honda XR100.Both riders will be fighting to be fit for the first test session of 2012 at Sepang on January 31st.You can see the 2012 MotoGP calendar here.

IN A STAGED interview at Sepang racetrack, during the first official MotoGP test of 2010, Valentino Rossi has given a video interview of what he expects from the coming season.Filmed by Rossi's Fiat Yamaha Team, the Italian tells how he keeps fit

purposes.A statement from Gresini Honda says that the team are preparing a Honda CBR1000RR for the Italian and that he will not take part in any of the 2011 World Superbike championship rounds. The FIM rules allow for a MotoGP rider to put in some training

REIGNING MOTOGP World Champion Valentino Rossi escaped with minor injuries after a fall in a motocross training exercise on Thursday near Pesaro.Rossi underwent a series of X-Rays following the accident, but the scans confirmed the 31 year

MOTOGP ROOKIE Alvaro Bautista has been given the go-ahead to race at next weekend's Le Mans MotoGP, despite undergoing surgery for a fractured collarbone.The Rizla Suzuki rider suffered the injury after a motocross training accident yesterday

miss the second 2010 Sepang test, scheduled to take place next week, but further examinations of the Yamaha rider's injury have now thrown doubts over Lorenzo's fitness for the Qatar test, which takes place March 18-19.Press manager for Lorenzo, Hector

will be back to full strength for Mugello, my home race," said Rossi. "We had some problems at Le Mans so we will be working hard from the first session to make sure that we're back to our best."Mugello is an incredible place to ride a motorcycle