SBK, Tibial plateau, collarbone and vertebra fractures for Pizzoli

18-year-old R3 bLU cRU European Cup rider Andrea Pizzoli was transported to hospital by helicopter this morning, following a crash at Turn 1 in the opening free practice session.

The Italian, who crashed alone after running off track, was initially treated at the circuit medical centre to stabilise his injuries before being airlifted to the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire François Mitterand in Dijon, where he is conscious and in a stable condition.

After a further assessment by medical staff at the hospital, Pizzoli was diagnosed with concussion, a fracture to the left tibial plateau, a vertebral thoracic fracture but with no neurological damage and a fractured left collarbone.