Andrea Dovizioso is in a race against time to reach full fitness for the MotoGP season opener after suffering a shoulder injury in a motocross race, raising the age-old question of whether riders should participate in risky training activities such as motocross or dirt track? Dovizioso underwent surgery for a fractured left collarbone after falling on the landing of a jump, leaving the triple MotoGP title runner-up with just over two weeks to recover until MotoGP action resumes at Jerez. Ducati allowed Dovizioso to take part in the motocross race by explaining that the Italian told them he needed to, “rediscover the stimuli and sensations that only a real competition can give”,...
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