Source: MXGP.

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Gautier Paulin underwent successful surgery in France this week after suffering a broken collarbone on Sunday at Valkenswaard.

Paulin won moto one in The Netherlands, however a crash that broke his collarbone and thumb when he was slipped by another rider ended his weekend prematurely.

Visiting several French specialists in order to take the best decision, Paulin underwent surgery and has now to rest for several days before he could train again. There’s no plan yet for his racing come back, according to team manager François Lemariey.

“We never put any pressure on our injured riders to be back racing as soon as possible, and Gautier will be back when he will feel ready,” he explained. “For sure it’s hard for him and for us to accept the current situation, as he proved with four heats wins that he was a serious contender for the world title.

“We will continue to work hard, as always, so Gautier will have the best material when he will be back. Steven Frossard who now recovered from his crash in Italy, and did a strong performance in the Netherlands, will be our single representative this weekend in Spain.”

The MXGP World Championship will continue this weekend at Talavera de la Reina in Spain.