Press Release

Bobryshev and Gonçalves race ready for Gaildorf


Evgeny Bobryshev will make his return to competition this weekend (3-4
September) for the GP of Europe in Gaildorf, Germany. He will re-join
team-mate Rui Gonçalves, as the pair line-up to make an assault on the
top four positions in the overall standings, at the last two Grand Prix
of the season.

Bobryshev was precluded from taking part in the
GP of Great Britain due to a neck injury sustained at the Balen round of
the Belgian Championship in the week running up to the Grand Prix. The
initial diagnosis was that he had suffered damage to the C7 vertebra and
he was advised not to ride in Great Britain as a result.


Since then, further tests and secondary X-rays have been carried out and
it has been found that the injury is not as serious as first thought.
Although there is damage to the C7 vertebra, and this is causing
discomfort to the rider, it has in no way weakened the spine and
therefore Bobryshev is no more susceptible t
o
another neck or back injury than at any other time.

This is
great news for the Honda World Motocross Team, who now returns to a
full-strength squad for the GP of Europe. However, Bobryshev’s absence
from the last round of the championship means that he has now lost
fourth position in the standings to Max Nagl. This position he will be
keen to re-capture.

For Gonçalves, the GP of Europe marks a
chance to return to form after a difficult outing in Great Britain,
which saw the Portuguese struggle with debilitating cramps in the
re-started second moto. After two weeks of training and physiotherapy
this problem now appears to be behind him.

Evgeny Bobryshev, Honda World Motocross
“I
am so happy that I’m allowed to ride again this weekend. I was worried
that I may be out for the rest of the season but I was given the all
clear by the specialist earlier this week. It was just
the
news I wanted to hear. I rode for the first time since the accident this
week and felt good, even though I was a bit stiff on the bike. We will
see how things develop at Gaildorf.”


Rui Gonçalves, Honda World Motocross
“I
am looking forward to getting back on it this weekend after a few
difficulties I suffered at Matterley Basin. I will put them behind me
now and look ahead to this weekend. I have raced at Gaildorf a lot of
times so I know the track well. When I was racing 80cc I was already
riding there so it’s definitely familiar to me, even though it has been
off the calendar for a few years.”
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