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Troy Bayliss Hospitalized With Fractured Ribs and Punctured Lung After Crash

The three-time World Superbike champion suffered serious trauma in an early August track incident after returning to riding from a broken ankle.

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Troy Bayliss has been a life-long Ducati rider.

Overview

  • Bayliss was admitted to hospital with seven fractured ribs, a broken collarbone and a punctured lung following the crash.
  • In an Instagram post the 56-year-old described his injuries and thanked bystanders who found him on the track.
  • The incident occurred shortly after Bayliss resumed track riding on July 21 after fracturing his left ankle in June.
  • It is not yet confirmed whether he was riding his Stark Future electric motocross bike at the time of the accident.
  • Bayliss won World Superbike titles in 2001, 2006 and 2008 and remains active in motorcycle sport through electric motocross and his son’s racing career.