Randy de Puniet beats Valentino Rossi three weeks to six weeks.
This is how long it’s taken the French rider to return to racing after breaking his left tibia and fibula during the Sachsenring GP.
De Puniet arrived at Brno limping but without crutches (he stopped using them 10 days ago) and today underwent a check-up by the circuit Medical Commission and has gotten the green light to race his LCR Honda in this weekend’s Czech GP, just 26 days after being injured.
Last Monday de Puniet rode a CBR 1000 at the Circuit d’Ales in the south of France to check his fitness.
“I wanted to confirm I would be okay to ride and not just ride slowly, but fast,” said de Puniet.
“After the test I am very happy and also confident for this weekend.
There was a small amount of pain in the first five laps but this is normal, especially with the ankle when changing gear.
This week end I will try to take as many points as possible.
We will see how it goes during the practice and qualifying sessions.
I will need to go step by step in each session, to work with my head, the most important thing is to be prepared for the race and to get the best result.
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