rennie Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 As the start of the 2021 WorldSSP300 season gets closer, Ana Carrasco (Kawasaki Provec WorldSSP300) continues her recovery from a crash at Estoril as the Spanish rider underwent surgery to remove the fixings and support bars that were used to help aid Carrasco’s recovery. The 2018 World Champion had been testing at Estoril in September as she looked to mount a title challenge in 2020. The surgery has been described as “several months earlier than planned” which is a result of the progress of Carrasco’s recovery since the accident which happened in September 2020. The surgery went well according to the doctors and, subject to CT scans in the near future showing sufficient healing of the fractures suffered, as well as the surgical wound healing, Carrasco will be able to return to a normal level of physical activity and, should all go to plan, be back on a motorbike in less than a month; allowing her to compete at the start of the 2021 WorldSSP300 season which gets underway at TT Circuit Assen at the end of April. Ana Carrasco (Kawasaki Provec WorldSSP300 Rider) said: "I’m really pleased, the operation has gone well according to all the doctors, I want to thank everyone for their support these last few months, and, in particular, Albert, our medical coordinator, Santi my physical trainer and Joan Tao, my osteopath, for the many hours that they’ve dedicated to my health which is bearing fruit. Of course, my thanks also go to the good work of Dr. Ubierna and Dr. Cáceres. I’m desperate to get back on my Ninja 400; we will be 100% mentally and physically ready when the season starts.” Carla Grau (Kawasaki Provec WorldSPP300 Team Manager) added: “Fantastic news from the hospital and the ICATME team, Ana should be "ready to rock" in a few weeks. From here at Kawasaki Provec, we want to highlight Ana’s professionalism as she has been working on her physical condition in order to accelerate as much as possible her recovery. From the point of view of the project, we haven’t stopped. We have everything ready for the 2021 season, all our sponsors have reconfirmed their support for Ana’s project, even under the current situation of economic uncertainty and Ana’s injury. In fact. even various new companies have come on board the 2021 adventure so a thousand thanks to everyone, we’ll be more than ready for the first race of the season at the end of April.” Dr. Cáceres and Dr. Ubierna explained the thought process behind the surgery, saying: "Yesterday, Tuesday the January 12, we conducted an operation to remove the titanium implant inserted on September 15. We decided to carry out the surgery because thanks to the CT scan we could observe that the injuries were consolidated, therefore we decided to insert lyophilised bone in the holes from the screws in order to speed up the bone regeneration. Surgery went well and according to plan; next week we’ll perform a CT scan to reconfirm the progress. If everything is OK then in two weeks Ana can do some exercise once the surgical wound has healed and in two more weeks get back on her bike” Follow all the action from WorldSSP300 in 2021 using the WorldSBK VideoPass![1] References^ VideoPass! (secure.worldsbk.com)Let's block ads! (Why?)View the full article 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 That’s great news. You can’t not like Ana Carrasco, she just seems to mainline and beam positivity, bit like Bryony Frost, dunno how they do it. Marvellous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilM Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Follow her on FB. Hard as... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 46 minutes ago, NeilM said: Follow her on FB. Hard as... I wish I could be bothered with Facebook but I’ve just never liked it. I manage to click email links to say ‘happy birthday’ and do use messenger but the rest of it makes me nauseous. Friends I used to like seem to have been sucked into a world of either pretending their lives are perfect in some weird new version of Hyacinth Bucket one upmanship or the other extreme of continually posting ‘woe is me’ stuff. Anyway off topic. Yes she’s is hard as (in a good way). I also like that she wears and champions pink. A lot of women will tell you they hate pink. I always think that’s crazy, how can you hate a colour but I think it’s more to do with rejecting things that represent being feminine as ‘not hard enough’ That in my book is a shame cos most people could do with embracing their feminine side a bit more, might not be so many folk wandering around with repressed emotions spilling out in daft or destructive directions... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilM Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 55 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: I wish I could be bothered with Facebook but I’ve just never liked it. I manage to click email links to say ‘happy birthday’ and do use messenger but the rest of it makes me nauseous. Friends I used to like seem to have been sucked into a world of either pretending their lives are perfect in some weird new version of Hyacinth Bucket one upmanship or the other extreme of continually posting ‘woe is me’ stuff. Anyway off topic. Yes she’s is hard as (in a good way). I also like that she wears and champions pink. A lot of women will tell you they hate pink. I always think that’s crazy, how can you hate a colour but I think it’s more to do with rejecting things that represent being feminine as ‘not hard enough’ That in my book is a shame cos most people could do with embracing their feminine side a bit more, might not be so many folk wandering around with repressed emotions spilling out in daft or destructive directions... I think her, Maria Costello and Jenny etc have done wonders recently for women in bike sport. Years ago we were at the NEC bike show and Maria Costello could not have been nicer to Grace and her mate. She spent a good 5 mins chatting to 2 ten year old girls and happily had her pics taken with them. These are the things kids don't forget. Especially girls when they are in such a minority. It's a standing joke in our house that Lewis will get a vespa and Grace will end up with the repsol blade.... Young girls need positive role models. Irrespective of what colour they like etc. And i genuinely feel being around bikes has helped Graces confidence over the years. FB. I find is good for certain things. It took me years upon years to finally join. As long as you are true to yourself i think its a useful tool. Stu and I continued the teacake debacle on Facebook!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 12 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: I wish I could be bothered with Facebook but I’ve just never liked it. I manage to click email links to say ‘happy birthday’ and do use messenger but the rest of it makes me nauseous. Friends I used to like seem to have been sucked into a world of either pretending their lives are perfect in some weird new version of Hyacinth Bucket one upmanship or the other extreme of continually posting ‘woe is me’ stuff. Anyway off topic. Yes she’s is hard as (in a good way). I also like that she wears and champions pink. A lot of women will tell you they hate pink. I always think that’s crazy, how can you hate a colour but I think it’s more to do with rejecting things that represent being feminine as ‘not hard enough’ That in my book is a shame cos most people could do with embracing their feminine side a bit more, might not be so many folk wandering around with repressed emotions spilling out in daft or destructive directions... i have been told that those sites are ok if you want to slag people off so i have never bothered with them not my style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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