WSBK’s Michael Van Der Mark Breaks Leg In Mountain Bike Accident

Michael van der Mark’s leg is damaged, leaving him in a wheelchair in the meanwhile. His situation can be monitored over the subsequent few days to see when he’ll have the ability to mount up again on the saddle to compete within the World Superbike Championship (WSBK).

Whereas his teammates, Scott Redding, Eugene Laverty, and Loris Baz, have been out testing the BMW M1000RR in Misano within the earlier week, van der Mark can be at house recuperating after a reasonably gnarly mountain bike crash. The accident left van der Mark’s decrease proper leg damaged final Sunday whereas coaching. The BMW racer is now effective after being rushed to the hospital to obtain therapy.

Van der Mark underwent surgical procedure in an effort to get his leg fastened up, and he was ultimately discharged about two days after his accident on Sunday—Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Medical doctors used an exterior fixator to assist the fracture in his leg to heal. The fracture was complicated and required an exterior equipment to carry the bone in place to ensure that it to heal correctly. Sources assumed that the fracture that van der Mark suffered was complicated, which implies that his tibia was seemingly fractured in a number of locations (ouch).

Nevertheless unlucky the accident was, Michael van der Mark appears to be in excessive spirits holding his son, Mason, on his lap in an Instagram put up. Van Der Mark is recuperating at house in the meanwhile, and BMW Motorsport Director, Marc Bogners, said that the group can be monitoring van der Mark’s situation over the subsequent few days.

The Dutchman will miss out on the remainder of the BMW take a look at days for March, and it’s very seemingly that van der Mark will even miss out on the April take a look at days in MotorLand Aragon in Barcelona, Spain—until the 2014 world champ’s leg heals lightning fast.

It seems just like the fracture van der Mark suffered implies that he’ll miss the primary apply periods of the 2022 WSBK season taking place on April 8, 2022. The periods can be performed in Aragon, Spain. It’s unclear when van der Mark will have the ability to rejoin the remainder of his teammates on the race monitor as soon as once more, and it’s additionally unclear whether or not van der Mark can be in good condition to compete. We’ll simply have to sit down round and wait, I assume.