Thank you everyone for your support and understanding.” I will use this time away from racing to recover fully, knowing this will only make me stronger and more motivated. But I’m very thankful that the injury wasn’t worse. “It’s heart breaking mainly because of all the hard work the team and I have put in preparing to defend the motocross title this year.
“It’s very difficult to share such disappointing news,” said Ryan Dungey.
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Showing immense heart, Dungey bounced back from the crash and rode a remarkable come-from-behind race coming from 19th place back to 4th spot by the races end to finish 2nd overall for the round.Īfter evaluation by several doctors this week, the doctors have confirmed that Dungey cracked his C6 Vertebrae in the fall and requires a minimum of 6-8 weeks healing time. The injury happened when he crashed while battling for the lead on the opening lap of Moto 2 at Thunder Valley MX last weekend.
– Red Bull KTM regrets to report that reigning motocross champion Ryan Dungey has sustained a cracked vertebrae and will miss High Point and several upcoming rounds of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship. RD is down will miss a few months of action while recovering. It was sad news to hear the following media release: Just when the battle for the 450 outdoor motocross season was heating up the defending champion Ryan Dungey crashes and jacked his back up.