Kiwi Rider June Vol.1 2023 | Page 90

DIRT NEWS

MORE BAD LUCK FOR TEAM GASGAS

Yet another top-tier GasGas rider has been sidelined due to injury , this time occurring on the FIM Motocross World Championship team . Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing ’ s Mattia Guadagnini has undergone surgery on his arm , following a hard crash at the seventh stop of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship in France . Guadagnini suffered a broken humerus

in the fall late in the second moto . Guadagnini was having a banner year aboard his MC 450F – he showed podium speed on more than one occasion and secured his first trophy of the campaign at the recent Grand Prix of Spain . At that race , ‘ 101 ’ led his first laps of the season as well , so momentum was on his side as he entered the Grand Prix of France . It was put to good use in the first moto , but his
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