Alex Rins will miss the seventh round of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship in Spain after an accident while cycling left him with a broken wrist that will require surgery.
The Suzuki Ecstar rider came down while participating in a training session ahead of this weekend’s Catalunya MotoGp event, resulting in pain to his right arm.
After being examined at the nearby Dexeus Hospital - the specialist clinic that treats most MotoGP-related injuries - it was confirmed Rins has suffered a fracture of the radius bone which requires surgical intervention that will take place tomorrow [Friday].
As such, Rins will not compete in this weekend’s event at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya, one of four home rounds for the three-time MotoGP race winner. Suzuki will compete with just a single entry for Joan Mir this weekend.
The Spaniard fell during a training lap and as a result he suffered damage to his right arm, with a large contused area and a lot of pain,' continued the Suzuki statement.
'He was quickly taken to Barcelona’s Universitari Dexeus Hospital for further examination and medical checks revealed a fracture in the radius bone
'The fracture was immobilised and tomorrow morning he will undergo surgery to fix it.'
The injury comes at a difficult moment for Rins in his attempts to turn around a season during which he has shown impressive pace relative to his 2020 title-winning team-mate Mir, but been let down by a series of costly race day errors from strong positions.
He has now crashed from each of the last four races, leaving him 13th in the overall standings having not finished a clean race since Qatar.
