Update: Loris Veneman (Kawasaki): Excruciating pain, long break

Loris Veneman had an incredibly run of bad luck last weekend. In the first race at the Cremona Circuit, the engine of his Kawasaki sports bike exploded, and in the second race on Sunday, he was unable to avoid Harris Dessoy (Triumph), who had crashed just in front of him, and crashed into the back of him at full speed. The force of the impact hurled the Dutchman over his motorbike. From that moment on, the disaster really took off!

Veneman’s arm got caught in the rear tyre of the Triumph; he became trapped and was dragged along. “Harrison couldn’t do anything about it. It was simply a racing accident,” explained the 20-year-old in his column on racesport.nl. “The rotation and grip of the tyre caused my hand to be dragged along and trapped between the swingarm and the rear wheel. The wheel locked up, and as a result, the motorbike and I rolled over several times whilst my hand and arm were still trapped.”

A nightmare scenario! Lying in the gravel, the Kawasaki rider tried to free himself from the predicament. “I tried to pull my hand out, but at first I couldn’t. Then I felt the heat from the engine block and the tyre and was afraid of burning myself. At that moment, I knew I had to get out of there, whatever the cost,” said Veneman, describing the dramatic situation. “Eventually, I pulled so hard that my hand came free. Even the part of my glove that normally sits over my leathers had been completely turned inside out – normally I wouldn’t have suffered anything like that. It took so much strength.”

It hurt like hell.

Loris Veneman

“After that, I was taken to the medical centre. First, they took X-rays, but at that point they didn’t realise my elbow was dislocated – I didn’t realise it myself either. For the X-rays, I had to rest my elbow on a metal plate, and I can tell you: It hurt like hell. Once it was clear that my elbow was dislocated, I was put under general anaesthetic to have it put back in place. The next thing I remember is waking up in the ambulance on the way to hospital.”

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It was only at the hospital that fractures in my elbow and forearm were diagnosed. “Ultimately, the injury turned out to be so serious that my season is over. The season finale in Jerez is coming far too soon,” Veneman quickly realised. “First, I’ll be fitted with a different cast. The current one allows some room for the swelling to subside; after that, if everything goes to plan, I’ll be fitted with a closed cast, which I’ll probably have to wear until after Jerez.”

Back in the Netherlands, Veneman received the first bit of good news: surgery is not required and no nerves, ligaments or muscles were damaged.