Able to adapt to any circuit in a matter of laps, one of Casey Stoner’s great qualities was always getting the most out of the material he had. That’s why when he arrived at the Motorcycle World Championship, racing two GPs as a guest and debuting as a permanent rider in 250, he was able to carry out great performances, but also suffer spectacular falls.
That continued to happen when he then dropped to 125 in 2003, the year since which Casey suffered continuous pain due to a fall in which he hit the straw guards. The championship has changed a lot, but in those not-so-distant times, airfences were still combined with alpacas, and the Australian suffered the consequences of his driving.
So much so that for more than two decades, including those in which he won MotoGP titles, Stoner has had to live with continuous pain in his back. The reason is that that fall caused spinal injuries, for which he finally ended up undergoing surgery three months ago.
Stoner had been in pain for more than two decades
This was confirmed by the two-time champion on his own Instagram profile, where he confirmed that he had undergone an operation on his spine that included the fusion between the L5 lumbar vertebra and the first sacral vertebra (S1), and also the replacement of the disc between L4 and L5.
An operation that took place three months ago and for which Stoner feels quite satisfied and grateful since, after more than 20 years of pain, with the last two especially complex according to his words, he now feels much better. So much so that, in fact, in recent weeks it has been seen in Europe both at the World Ducati Week and at the Goodwood Festival.
Of course, as Stoner himself acknowledges, it is not that the operation was magical and it is that he experienced ups and downs in these weeks before reaching the point where he is and which, for him, is the best in recent years.
