Davies Feels Pain In Spain As Superbikes Test Halted

Davies set for another season on the Panigale.

Davies Feels Pain In Spain As Superbikes Test Halted

Chaz Davies has been forced to call a halt to his winter World Superbikes test after a high-speed crash.

The Knighton-born rider suffered knee and wrist injuries in the crash towards the end of his first day of testing at Jerez in Spain.

Davies will now see a physiotherapist next week to work out a recovery plan for the winter ahead of the opening round of the new season in Australia next February.

The 30-year-old said: “Unfortunately, a crash in the opening day prevented us from going through our program.

“Now I’ll rest for a few days to reduce the inflammation, and next week I’ll visit a physiotherapist to devise a recovery plan.

“It’s the first time I injure my knee, so we just need to be patient and hopefully we’ll be good to go in a few weeks’ time.”

A statement from his aruba.it Racing Ducati team said: “An MRI showed a sprain of the medial collateral and anterior cruciate ligaments of the right knee, coupled with a contusion, as well as a contusion in the left wrist.”

Davies finished runner-up in the championships last season to Kawasaki rival Jonathan Rea who bagged a hat-trick of titles.

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