Tim Edberg went through the wars at the opening round of the Italian Championship which took place at Maggiora.
Between crashing, getting took out and getting a stone in the eye and having blurry version for the final moto – it’s a race Edberg will want to forget about!
“First race of the Italian championship was probably the worst race weekend of my career…
“After landing on a guy (crazy crash), getting taken down (hitting my already bruised body) then lining up for the races on Sunday and of course I crash out on the first lap while I was in a good position (that crash was on me though) and having to take my goggles off because they where stuck with mud but then obviously I will get a stone in my eye, before I even could try to pick up a new pair. I couldn’t see anything from my left eye so I had to make a DNF. Going back to the medical center for the 3rd time trying to clean my eye up.
“Then I lined up for the second race and I will be honest I’m not the guy that makes excuses! But it was like blurred vision on my left eye, it was so scary to ride with and even though I road like crap I finished the race in 14th. When I probably shouldn’t even have lined up.
“I’m just In shock! I don’t know what to say or why, but I guess it’s unfortunately a part of our sport. My body is still really sore but luckily my eye has recovered 100% at this time so that won’t be a future problem. But I have to say I’m impressed by myself for going through that! Let’s focus for the next race and I will try my best to make it a good one”, Edberg stated on social media.
Pic: Alex Piantanida