Swanepoel misses the start of the MX2 season

Due to undergo a wrist operation on Wednesday, April 2, Molson Kawasaki’s South African superstar Gareth Swanepoel is confirmed to miss the start of the MX2 Season.

The 23 year-old made the decision to get his wrist fixed and miss the start of the MX2 World motocross championship after struggling through the pre-season races due to pains in it.

The initial injury in his wrist has been a problem for Gareth since early in the 2006 season when he originally broke the bone in his right wrist. After late bone graft surgery during late season ’07 it was hoped that the small bone would heal properly with the aid of a small screw. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case and a recent exploratory examination proved that the surgery had not been completely successful and the bone had still not healed properly as hoped.

This time a vascularised bone graft will be carried out. Afterwards, it's expected that his arm will be plastered to above the elbow. The whole treatment should take around 4 months.