Injury Update: Lucas Coenen's nerve damage

Lucas Coenen tried to go through the pain barrier with a compressed sciatic nerve in his left hip, but the Belgian pulled out of Saturday’s Qualification Heat, and did not compete on Sunday. The 19-year-old will assess his condition in the run-up to his home Grand Prix this week. Words: KTM

Lucas Coenen made the tough decision to withdraw from the Grand Prix on Sunday morning. The Belgian had attempted the MXGP Qualification Heat exactly one week after the crash in England that saw the championship contender sustain hematomas around his left hip, which caused compression of the sciatic nerve. Despite treatment and attention through the week, Coenen could not race in Loket. He’ll now pursue more recovery options to improve his condition.

Lucas Coenen, DNS: “Not much to say. I did what I could to be ready for Loket: physio, massage...but I was in pain all day. It’s tough to take. I can only hope I will feel a bit better with each day, and we can think about Lommel.”

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