New problem after emergency surgery on his arm: Aegerter is down with a concussion after a ram

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Töff driver Dominique Aegerter (32) is back home in Rohrbach BE after his violent crash in Magny-Cours. With quite a bit of pain. “I feel better,” says the Superbike World Championship rider laconically.

Aegerter has bruises all over his body, especially on his elbow and knees. And the head buzzes. ‘I am now recovering at home. The bruises and the head need time to heal,” says the Yamaha rider, telling Blick that he has suffered a concussion.

Two operations during the summer holidays

The Superbike rookie was brutally knocked down by Scott Redding (Gb, 30) during a ramming maneuver in the main race on Sunday, after which the race was stopped. By the restart, his GRT race team had actually repaired the bike – but because the ninth-place World Cup winner complained of dizziness as he was transported from the accident scene, he was still being examined at the medical center when the field began. again.

But the painful no-fault crash in France is not Aegerter’s only problem of late. The two-time supersport world champion revealed in a video message to his sponsors and fans that he had to undergo surgery twice during the summer break.

Contagious shock after another arm operation

Both times it concerns the right forearm. Most motorcycle pilots undergo this operation because of the so-called “arm pump” to avoid getting the dreaded numb arms while working hard on the horsepower monsters. Aegerter actually underwent surgery in San Marino in May, but the desired improvement did not materialize. “So I had another operation in Italy.”

Then the shock: “After ten days an infection developed that I had to have surgically removed in Langenthal.” Aegerter will remain in the hospital for a week and will also have to take antibiotics.

“That wasn’t exactly the best preparation for Magny-Cours,” says Aegerter. In France, after a difficult start to the weekend, he rode to 6th place in the sprint on Sunday – before Redding gave him a concussion and many bruises in the main race. Aegerter remains combative: “I want to attack again next weekend in Aragon!”

Source : Blick