Press Release

Paulin Ruled Out of First 2010 MX2-GP Events























Gautier Paulin
Gautier Paulin


Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team’s Gautier Paulin will
miss the opening rounds of the 2010 FIM MX2-GP World Championship after
breaking his left fibula in a training accident today. The recently
turned 20 year old, who finished 3rd in the ’09 series, was just days
away from making his Grand Prix bow for the factory team on the 2010
YZ250FM when he twisted his ankle traversing a rut at La
Fare-les-Oliviers circuit, near Aix-en-Provence in his native France.



Paulin swiftly halted his training moto and an x-ray
revealed a clean break that will require an estimated four weeks of
convalescence, signifying his absence from at least the first two Grands
Prix. It is a disappointing blow for the former European champion who
had negotiated the off-season in fine form with two victories in the
Italian MX2 Championship and round one of the Dutch national
competition.



The 2010 FIM MX-GP World Championship will kick off
at the Sevlievo circuit for the Grand Prix of Bulgaria this coming
weekend.



“I feel pretty devastated by this but now that it
has happened I am totally focussed on healing as quickly as I can and
making my Grand Prix debut for Yamaha,” Paulin said. “I didn’t do
anything wrong on the bike and didn’t even crash but when I caught my
ankle I knew something was wrong. I was, and still am, completely
dedicated to this MX2-GP championship for the Yamaha Monster Energy MX
team and now I will set myself a new goal of getting back on the bike as
soon as possible.”



Updates on Paulin’s progress and rehab will be
posted on www.yamaha-racing.com
in the coming weeks.


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