While Valentino Rossi broke his right leg in a Motocross training accident in Italy, on the Austrian side, the KTM sports director broke both legs after violently falling while riding a mountain bike. There are bad series that send shivers down your spine...
Pete Beirer is 44 years old and has been in a wheelchair since a terrible accident during a motocross competition on June 8, 2003 in Bulgaria. His spinal cord was severed. The person concerned specifies on Speedweek that this is the reason why he does not have a muscle in his back, which prevents him from standing or sitting straight.
However, Pete Beirer Don't slouch in your seat. In particular, he rides a jet ski, a machine that reminds him of the sensations of motorcycling while limiting the risks since the fall takes place in the water. But he apparently underestimated the dangers of cycling. Incidentally, he had just set up a meeting with the Sky VR46 team regarding the supply of equipment for the Moto3 season…
