Valentino Rossi Breaks Leg in MotoGP Italian Grand Prix Practice

World champion Valentino Rossi is out of the Italian Grand Prix after breaking his leg in practice at Mugello. The world champion broke his right shin bone in a highside crash at the Biondetti esses with just 15 minutes of the session remaining on Saturday morning. A statement from Rossi's Fiat Yamaha team said, "Valentino Rossi has suffered a displaced and exposed fracture of his right tibia after crashing in practice for the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello this morning." "The reigning world champion crashed his Fiat Yamaha M1 at turn 13, the fast chicane at the top of the hill, and was taken immediately to the circuit Medical Centre for x-rays." "Further information will be made public as soon as a more detailed examination has been...

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