Injury Update - RJ Hampshire

in #motocross4 years ago

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Hello Hivers!

It's not often we think about the positive sides of this COVID-19 pandemic but if you look hard enough there are a few. One of those is that all the riders who are dealing with hidden injuries now have the chance to open up about it and spend the time to get properly healed up.

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It's pretty common for teams to keep quiet about any injuries their riders have to stop it being used against them on the track by the other teams. RH Hampshire it seems was one of those riders and nobody even suspected he was riding injured until he released this statement.

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RJ Hampshire

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna

""Wish I didn't have to make this post. I didn't say much about it for many reasons… Back in December I dabbed my knee coming into a corner and the handlebar came down right on top. I completely tore my ACL, multiple tears in my meniscus and a fractured tibia. For myself, missing supercross was not an option after the work and changes we made. I didn't miss a day of riding and did everything I could to get it where I was happy going into round one. The beating it took on race day was much worse than the practice days."

"I was set on getting it fixed at the end of outdoors, but now with the rest of supercross getting moved until later in the year and the uncertainty of when motocross is starting that wasn't gonna happen. I had surgery early this week to repair the knee! A big thank you to Dr. Bowman and Vanderbilt Orthopaedics for getting me in during these times and understanding the urgency, I know it wasn't easy. The recovery has started and will be looking forward to getting back to the races!"

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How he was riding to that level with a completly torn ACL is beyond me and a testiment to the determination and fitness these riders have. Glad he has had the chance to get healthy and ready again and i know we are all looking forward to seeing what a fully fit RJ can do when he returns to the track!


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Its very important to support those sportman who are suffering from the any type of injuries, hope they will recover in this period.