Pedro Acosta breaks his leg doing motocross and will miss the Dutch GP

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Pedro Acosta, one of the most promising figures in Spanish motorcycling, will not be able to compete in the Dutch GP after suffering a fractured femur in his left leg while training by doing motocross on Tuesday.

The 18-year-old talent from Murcia, who made his debut this season in Moto2, had just finished second at the Sachsenring after winning his first race in the medium category on May 29 at Mugello.

According to

, the pilot will have to undergo surgery and the first indications suggest that it is a clean fracture, a fact that would significantly accelerate his recovery period.

This weekend's appointment in Assen is the last before the summer break of the World Championship, which will last more than a month until the resumption of the contest at the British GP on August 7.

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Acosta, who was crowned Moto3 champion last year and took to the paddock with his ear-to-ear smile and exuberant personality, decided not to travel directly to Assen from the Sachsenring.

Unlike other colleagues, as they were races in consecutive weeks, the Murcian took advantage of this time to be able to prepare even better for the appointment in Holland together with his trusted environment.

The pilot will undergo surgery this Wednesday at the Dexeus Clinic in Barcelona, ​​as reported by his team on social networks.

If everything goes according to plan, he will be able to compete again when he returns from vacation.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: @37_pedroacosta suffered a crash on Tuesday morning while training and he broke his left femur.

The Spaniard will have surgery in Barcelona tomorrow.

We'll keep you posted tomorrow after the surgery.

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The man from Mazarrón, after achieving his second podium in Moto2 in Germany, is eighth in the championship standings with 75 points, 58 points behind the leader of the contest, the Italian Celestino Vietti.

His teammate on the Red Bull KTM Ajo, the also Spanish Augusto Fernández, was in third position in the table after winning the German GP last weekend.

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