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Ducati’s MotoGP title runner-up Andrea Dovizioso ‘will start rehabilitation immediately’ and ‘take part in the 2020 season opener at Jerez’ after undergoing shoulder surgery.An avid motocross rider, Dovizioso fractured his left collarbone when he fell on the landing of a jump during a rare appearance in a regional championship race, in Faenza.Surgery to plate the compound fracture took place that same evening (Sunday) in Modena, and the Italian – runner-up to Marc Marquez for the past three seasons – now faces a race against time to be as fit as possible for next month’s season-openers.”Andrea Dovizioso underwent surgery to correct a displaced fracture of the sternal margin of the clavicle,” said Prof. Giuseppe Porcellini of the Policlinico di Modena. “We proceeded with the internal fixation of a plate with six screws with anatomic reduction and, from a mechanical point of view, we are delighted with the outcome of the operation.”Apart from me, the medical team was composed by Prof. Fabio Catani, who personally supervised the operation, Prof. Luigi Tarallo and Doctor Andrea Giorgini. I want to thank the Direction of the Policlinico di Modena that made the operating room available in three hours, and all the staff who made possible to perform the surgery quickly”.UPDATE #AD04: @andreadovizioso went under successful surgery to the left collarbone at Policlinico di Modena yesterday evening. He will start rehabilitation immidiately and take part in the 2020 @motogp season opener at @circuitodejerez on 19th July 2020 #GetWellSoonDovi NkNr35mDnO— Ducati Corse (@ducaticorse) June 29, 2020Dovizioso – one of many MotoGP riders to have trained on motocross bikes since the end of lockdown – is next due to ride his Ducati MotoGP machine during an Official test at Jerez on July 15. Free practice for the first of two back-to-back grands prix at the Spanish circuit then starts on July 17.”The surgery went well, and I want to thank all the medical team that did the operation so quickly,” Dovizioso said. “I don’t feel much pain, and that makes me very optimistic. I came home this morning, and during the afternoon, I will plan my rehabilitation. I am confident that in these weeks I will be able to recover and that I will be in full shape in time for the first 2020 GP in Jerez.”Dovi is currently negotiating a 2021 contract extension with Ducati.Revised 2020 MotoGP Calendar (including free weekends)RoundDateRaceCircuit 15 JulyOfficial TestJerez119 JulySpainJerez226 JulyAndalusiaJerez 2 August 39 AugustCzech RepublicBrno416 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring523 AugustStyriaRed Bull Ring 30 August 6 September 613 SeptemberSan Marino e Della Riviera di RiminiMisano720 SeptemberEmilia Romagna e Della Riviera di RiminiMisano827 SeptemberCatalunyaBarcelona 4 October 911 OctoberFranceLe Mans1018 OctoberAragonAragon1125 OctoberTeruelAragon 1 November 128 NovemberEuropeRicardo Tormo1315 NovemberComunitat ValencianaRicardo Tormo(Final European race) 22 November 29 November 6 December 13 December Deadline for any Flyaway races.MotoGP 2020: List of ‘To Be Confirmed’ events14 OctoberThailandBuriram21 NovemberMalaysiaSepang315 NovemberAmericasCOTA422 NovemberArgentinaTermas de Rio HondoMotoGP 2020: List of Cancelled events18 MarchQatar (MotoGP class)Losail231 MayItalyMugello321 JuneGermanySachsenring428 JuneNetherlandsAssen512 JulyFinlandKymiRing630 AugustGreat BritainSilverstone718 OctoberJapanMotegi825 OctoberAustraliaPhillip Island
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