Yamaha rider David Philippaerts suffered an injury yesterday while training for the Czech Republic GP, which will be held this weekend at Loket. Philippaerts will not race this weekend, and will most likely miss the remainder of the season.
According to a statement from Yamaha, Philippaerts broke both of his wrists while training in Germany. Philippaerts has undergone surgery, but no recovery timeline is known at this point.
Here is the statement from Yamaha:
"Monster Energy Yamaha rider David Philippaerts is likely to miss the rest of the 2011 FIM Motocross World Championship after crashing during training yesterday (Wednesday) at a track in Germany in preparation for the Grand Prix of Czech Republic this weekend. The 2008 MX1-GP world champion has broken both wrists. The 27 year old Italian underwent surgery for several hours Wednesday evening.
"The accident happened when the winner of this season's Brazilian Grand Prix landed heavily from a double jump and suffered intense pain, with his hands feeling the brunt of the impact. More information about the surgery and expected recovery time will be issued shortly."
Philippaerts is currently 7th in the MX1 standings.
