Yesterday while his daily training near Bologna, Genki Yamamoto has been hit by a car. For him six points to his right hand second finger, not sure his participation to the GP of Lugano.
Zola Predosa, Bologna.
The Japanese rider of the NIPPO Vini Fantini, after great escapes in this begin of the season in Tour of San Luis, Gp Costa degli Ettruschi and Laigueglia, has been involved in an accident during Saturday training in Bologna.
Genki Yamamoto, together with other Japanese riders of the team, is now in Italy, in Zola Predosa (BO) and yesterday as usual was training in Bologna roads, preparing the GP of Lugano, next race of his race calendar.
The accident, luckily not serious, has seen Genki Yamamoto hitter by a car that hasn’t seen him restarting at the stop signal. For him some abrasion a hit to the knee and the injury to the finger that costs to hime six points of suture that had a deep cut.
Hiroshi Daimon, Japanese Sports Director talks about Genki conditions: “It is not a bad injury, but we are anyway discussing with other sports directors if it is the case of make him race in Lugano. The cut is deep, with tendon involvement also if it is not cut. The finger is the one the rider use to break during the race, so we will decide during next days what to do.”
Genki Yamamoto reassure his fans and thanks the team: “It is always bad to have an injury, but I want to thank all the team, especially Nilde Tresca, that stayed with me more than 7 hours in hospitals helping me to communicating with the doctors and sustaining me. Now I want to recover and come back riding as soon as possibile. I want to focus to be back for Taiwan were I can get a good result.”
A great support to Genki comes from all the staff of the team.