Newly crowned Moto2 world champion Remy Gardner braved rib pain, a legacy of his Portimao accident, to put in 116 laps for Tech3 KTM at the Jerez MotoGP test. Gardner had ridden with the rib pain during last weekend's Valencia finale, when he secured the intermediate class crown by four points over team-mate Raul Fernandez. But the extreme strain of riding a MotoGP bike took its toll. "I was trying to finish off a good lap and all of a sudden I felt my rib went 'crack' underneath me," Gardner explained at the end of day one. "Anyway, went back out and finished the day off, but I'm in a lot of pain!" The Australian returned to complete a full program of track action on...
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