Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi has been taken to hospital with suspected chest injuries following a motocross crash near Pesaro in Italy.
Initial reports state the Movistar Yamaha man fell while training at Cross Club Cavallara and has been taken to Rimini hospital for precautionary checks.
A statement from Yamaha confirmed that The Doctor hadn’t fractured any bones in the fall.
It reads:
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team rider Valentino Rossi was involved in a motocross training accident at the Cross Club Cavallara in Mondavio (Pesaro Urbino, Italy), on Thursday, May 25th.
The 38-year-old Italian rider was taken to a local hospital for a medical check-up, where he was diagnosed with mild thoracic and abdominal trauma. No fractures have been detected in any part of the body and no serious traumatic pathologies were found.