Jacob Roulstone was successfully operated on at the HM Nou Delfos Hospital in Barcelona, where he was admitted in recent days due to a fracture with dislocation of a cervical vertebra suffered in a training accident.
It was the Tech3 team that gave news of the successful operation through a post published on its social profiles. In which it disclosed that its young rider will be forced to miss both the Moto3 preseason tests and the first rounds of the season, which will start in Thailand over the weekend of February 28-March 2.
"Our Moto3 rider Jacob Roulstone suffered a bike crash during a private training session in Jerez a week ago, which left him with a fractured and displaced C3 vertebrae in his neck. He did not have any other injury, but after being hospitalised, the doctors said it was necessary to undergo a surgery to put back in place his vertebrae," the Tech3 team recalled . "The surgery was successful, but Jacob will now need to rest for a while to allow healing. As the Moto3 pre-season testing period is just around the corner, Jacob will unfortunately not be able to attend the upcoming tests in Portimao and Jerez in February, in addition to missing out on the first rounds of the 2025 season. The whole team wishes him a speedy recovery."
As confirmed again on social media by the Australian rider himself, who is expected to be discharged from the hospital on Monday, an exact date for his return has not yet been set. But what is certain is that Roulstone will have to maintain the neck brace for the next 6 weeks, before beginning the recovery that will allow him to return to full fitness and plan his return to riding.
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