Liam Everts’ (19) thumb fracture – sustained on February 21 during training in Grevenbroich – is recovering well. This became apparent on Friday after a check in Herentals. Reaching the Spanish GP remains the goal.
Everts seemed completely ready for the World Cup after a strong preparation (win in Mantova and second in Sommières). But two weeks before the start of the World Cup in Argentina, something went wrong during training in Grevenbroich. After a seemingly innocent fall, his right thumb turned out to be broken. To speed up the healing process, it was decided to intervene surgically. On Friday – 23 days after the fall – Everts went for a check-up with doctor Goeminne at the AZ Herentals. And there he heard good news. “The fracture is healing well. I can start training with the bike again,” says Everts (Red Bull KTM) with relief. In short: his rehabilitation is perfectly on schedule. The plan is to compete in the Spanish Grand Prix in Arroyomolinos on March 23 and 24. “That is the intention, yes. Although we will have to wait and see how my thumb will digest the training in the coming days,” the Lummen resident remains cautious.
Operation Van Doninck
In the meantime, Jago Geerts has also gone under the knife. The doctors at the ZOL in Genk spent no less than five hours repairing his collarbone and elbow. The operation went well. The Balenaar will be out of action for three months.
Finally some good news trickled through from Argentina, where Brent Van Doninck – after six days of suffering – underwent surgery in Buenos Aires on Friday evening. The Herentals resident has had a horror week in South America. He received a pin in his lower leg without anesthesia, moved from one (bad) hospital to another, slept on a stretcher in the hallway and was left to his own devices for a long time. If the procedure goes well, the JM Honda rider can be repatriated in two days.