Tanel Leok Injury Update

Although the original diagnosis of a broken shoulder blade has proved to be correct Tanel and the Kawasaki Racing Team remain focussed on round one of the world championship at Valkenswaard in April

After being consistently fast during pre-season practice and test sessions on the factory KX450F-SR, Kawasaki Racing Team’s Tanel Leok unfortunately picked up a small shoulder injury at the Valence international after crashing hard in the opening moto.

Back in Belgium earlier this week Tanel visited Dr Claes who was able to confirm that the original diagnosis – a hairline crack in the Estonian’s shoulder blade – was correct. The good news is that Dr Claes predicts that Tanel’s recovery will be very quick due to the high level of strength and fitness the 22-year-old has.

It’s expected that Tanel will be able to start training again in around two weeks time – running, cycling etc – and he’ll be back riding his KX450F-SR just one week later meaning that Tanel should be fully fit and up to speed in time for round one of the motocross world championships at Valkenswaard in April.

While any injury is perceived to be a negative thing KRT team manager Martin van Genderen is staying positive. “We can stay positive because we believe in Tanel and we know how mentally and physically strong he is,” said Martin. “Beside our beliefs we still have time to solve this problem as the first GP is still over four weeks away – we just have to be patient.”

Tanel’s teammate Manuel Priem and the rest of the KRT team will continue their pre-season preparation by travelling to the Hawkstone Park international motocross this weekend in England.