        We had already published the news that Ana Carrasco will race in Moto3 with team Bo&eacute; this season, but now the Kawasaki team with which the rider has raced for five years also confirms the &ldquo;separation&rdquo;. &ldquo;Not only a highly successful racer in her own right, Carrasco has also been a role model for women globally&rdquo;, reads the press release. A winning partnership  Ana was able to win the Supersport300 title aboard the Kawasaki Ninja 400. Carrasco scored seven race wins and reached the podium on twelve occasions, amassing a total of 420 points. Guim Roda, KRT WorldSBK team manager and co-owner of Provec, had this to say about Ana&rsquo;s departure: &ldquo;Ana&rsquo;s move to Moto3 is a fitting end to a journey we started together in 2018. We are so proud to be part of the history now, and a Kawasaki Ninja will forever be recognised as the first ever bike that powered a woman to an FIM Motorcycle Open Championship. In 2018 she won the Championship, which was magical year, but I think 2019 and 2020 were when she performed the best. In 2019 she fought every race just losing second position in Championship on the last lap of the last race. In 2020 she pushed for the title again before her big crash in Estoril that was very nearly life changing &ndash; but Ana fought back to health as only she can. On behalf of in all in the Kawasaki family we wish Ana all the best and hope she can continue making history motivating women and demonstrating that they deserve the same opportunities in life as men.&rdquo; Carrasco: &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve been a family&rdquo;  Carrasco herself states: &ldquo;Racing is tough, not just on track where people see but also at times like this when you have to make tough decisions. My ambition is always to grow as a rider, to set myself new goals that other&rsquo;s see as impossible and to achieve them.&nbsp; When my parents bought me my first minibike and then I started racing of course my dream was like any rider &ldquo;one day I want to be a World Champion&rdquo;. This I achieved in 2018 and even today that feeling is magical; but anyone that understands racing will know that every racer needs to push, to be ambitious and to test themselves again and again. This opportunity to ride in Moto3 is a logical step in my mind even if the emotional step is hard. I would like to thank everyone at Kawasaki who truly made me feel part of a racing family. I hope I can repay your kindness with a second World Championship. Thank you.&rdquo; Translated by Heather Watson MotoGP, Bezzecchi: &ldquo;The shakedown's done, it&rsquo;s incredible to reach certain speeds&rdquo;       

The former SSP300 rider will compete in Moto3 with team Bo&eacute;. The Kawasaki Racing Team with which she&rsquo;s raced for five years confirms the news

Carrasco: “Leaving Kawasaki means leaving a family, but I want new challenges”

        Considering the age of its stars, the Supersport 300 category counts many &lsquo;pupils&rsquo; among its ranks, a number of the riders stil at school in fact. And now, at the &ldquo;University&rdquo; of Assen, it&rsquo;s time for a very important roll call &ndash; the third of the season &ndash; following the break since Misano. Young but not a girl, experienced (more than anyone else in the entry class) and already a champion: yes, Ana Carrasco is the most highly anticipated rider at Van Drenthe, a track that requires control and sensitivity. The Spaniard has all this, in addition to an excellent team. The KRT Provec team no less, which also fields a certain Jonathan Rea in Superbike. The 2018 winner has continued to train hard, taking to various tracks including the Catalunya Circuit, her home track. To win in Holland, the Pink Warrior will be using every weapon in her arsenal. Carrasco, a mature rider. Bruno Ieraci, the strongest Italian  It&rsquo;s been three years since she won her title. In racing, three seasons is a significant period, because scenarios can change each year. What remains unchanged is the hunger that Carrasco displays, the rider having grown in every respect and still keen to win. She is the "mature" rider in the 300, a class full of daredevils. In effect, leader Adrian Huertas is among those who have used some good sense as well as their right wrist. The same goes for second-placed Tom Booth-Amos. And then there&rsquo;s Ana, with the same points tally as Yuta Okaya. And the Italians? The strongest is Bruno Ieraci, currently in eleventh place. The Italian contingent could do more and &ndash; in our opinion &ndash; it looks like they are sometimes &lsquo;frightened&rsquo; by their rivals' aggressive behaviour. Several have admitted: "Here there&rsquo;s little room for tactics and a lot of confusion. You have to look out for everything and everyone". Translated by Heather Watson WorldSBK: Laverty and RC Squadra Corse to miss the Assen Round       

Spanish Ana is fighting fit as she arrives at the 'university of two wheels&rsquo; with the aim of catching Booth-Amos and Huertas. The 2018 champion is the most experienced in the category

WorldSSP300, Professor Carrasco on the attack at Assen

Joan Lascorz returns to the SBK garage. &lsquo;His&rsquo; garage. The former Spanish rider, who was forced to retire following a terrible accident at Imola in 2012, still loves the racing and will now be involved in a new and interesting way.  The 36-year old will be a consultant to fellow Spaniard Ana Carrasco, who rides the team Provec Kawasaki Ninja. Already in attendance at some of the pre-season tests, Lascorz and the &lsquo;pink warrior&rsquo; have come to an agreement and will work together during the 2021 Supersport 300 championship.  Joan is pleased to return to his favourite environment: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m very excited &ndash; he says &ndash; I&rsquo;ve never worked as a consultant, but I&#39;ve already been on hand at the pre-season tests. The Provec team is fantastic, Ana is a great rider and I believe I can help her to fully express herself&quot;.  Everyone with Joan&rsquo;s number 17   When he got injured, Joan&#39;s fans and colleagues were heartbroken for him. Knowing he was hurt and no longer able to race was upsetting for everyone. And so, as a sign of affection, rivals and friends and particularly the Provec team raced with a number 17 sticker on fairings, helmets, protective panels and mudguards.  Though many years have passed, it&rsquo;s great to learn that Lascorz is now back, ready to work with Nico Sartori, Carrasco&rsquo;s crew chief. Also with them is Carla Grau, who undertakes the role of manager and direct assistant to Ana. Once again, Kawasaki has shown that it knows exactly how to do things, in a smart and meaningful way.  Translated by Heather Watson  WorldSBK, Cortese: &ldquo;I was close to being in a wheelchair&rdquo; 

The former Kawasaki rider returns to the garage to take on a new role: &quot;I can help Ana, working with a fantastic team&quot;

WorldSBK, Joan Lascorz consultant to Ana Carrasco

She was keen to get back to the racetrack and after several surgeries and a great deal of rehabilitation, Ana Carrasco has finally got her wish. She has faced an uphill climb in recent months, following on from the injuries she sustained during private testing at Estoril in 2020, but thanks to her tenaciousness and grit, Ana can now look to her racing future once more.  The return   Having regularly posted as to her progress in recent months, the team Provec rider now publishes a latest update on her Instagram profile: &ldquo;Five months and two surgeries later, we&#39;re back!&rdquo;, she writes, alongside a photo taken at the Alcarras circuit in which she wears team colours and a beaming smile. &ldquo;Second day on the bike. Getting sensations and adapting my body to ride but very happy with how my recovery is going!&rdquo;  It&rsquo;s incredible to see the 2018 Supersport champion back on track so soon after what was a very serious accident. Ana fractured her D4 and D6 vertebrae in the incident but here&rsquo;s hoping it&rsquo;s all smooth sailing from here on in.     &nbsp;   &nbsp;  &nbsp;    &nbsp;     Visualizza questo post su Instagram   &nbsp;    &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;    &nbsp;  &nbsp;    &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;     &nbsp;  &nbsp;   Un post condiviso da ANA CARRASCO (@anacarrasco_22)     Translated by Heather Watson  WorldSBK, new provisional 2021 calendar: Assen postponed until late July  &nbsp;  &nbsp; 

After several months away due to a back injury, the team Provec rider is now back on her bike: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m back and I&rsquo;m very happy&rdquo;

Supersport: Ana Carrasco back on track five months after injury

        Ana Carrasco will be back on track with her Supersport 300 colleagues very soon. &ldquo;The wait is almost over&rdquo; the 2018 champion writes on her Instagram profile, beneath a photo of her back and her scar, now without stitches and with no screws supporting the vertebrae, the rider having had them removed on 14 January. In the meantime, the Spanish Provec rider has continued to publish content on Instagram that shows her exercising in the gym as she works to build up her fitness, so that she's in the best possible shape once the first real 300 &ldquo;winter&rdquo; tests are defined prior to the start of the championship. Here below is the Provec Kawasaki rider&rsquo;s post.             Visualizza questo post su Instagram  Un post condiviso da ANA CARRASCO (@anacarrasco_22)      Translated by Heather Watson WorldSBK: Alex Lowes to rest for two or three weeks following injury       

The 2018 Supersport 300 champion is almost ready to return to the track following the accident during private testing at Estoril, which prevented her from completing the 2020 championship, won by fellow Kawasaki rider Buis

SSP300, Ana Carrasco: the wait is almost over

Ana Carrasco&rsquo;s 2020 season came to a premature end when she suffered a serious back injury, fracturing her D4 and D6 vertebrae during a test at Estoril. The Spaniard underwent surgery right way and now, having waited for the right time and in a good state of health, she has returned to hospital to remove the screws in her back.  In light of how the vertebrae are healing, the operation was carried out on Tuesday 12 January. Ana will have a CAT scan in a week and if this confirms the good state of the fracture, she will be able to resume normal physical activity in a couple of weeks, once the surgical wound has healed. And in a month she can get back in the saddle. This means that she will be able to start the season in good physical shape.    The WorldSSP300 Kawasaki Provec rider is over the moon: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m so happy, the doctors say the operation went well and I want to thank the whole team for their support in recent months, particularly Albert, our medical coordinator, Santi, my trainer and Joan Tao, my osteopath. The many hours they&rsquo;ve dedicated to my health are paying off, also thanks to the great work of Dr. Ubierna and Dr. C&aacute;ceres of course. I cannot wait to get back on my Ninja 400, I&rsquo;ll be 100% by the start of the season&rdquo;.  In the words of the doctor   The doctors explain: &ldquo;On Tuesday 12 January we carried out surgery to remove the titanium implant that was inserted on 15 September. We decided to proceed with the operation because a CAT scan showed us that the fractures were already consolidated, and we decided to insert lyophilised bone into the screw holes to speed up bone regeneration&rdquo;. It all went to plan: &ldquo;The surgery went very well, as planned, and next week we&rsquo;ll do another CAT to confirm the progress. If all goes well, she can start training in 15 days&rsquo; time, once the surgical wound has healed, and then in another 15 days she can ride a bike&rdquo;.  &nbsp;  Everything&rsquo;s ready for 2021   Team manager Carla Grau adds: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re hearing great things from the hospital and the ICATME team and Ana should be ready in a few weeks&#39; time. We at Kawasaki Provec want to highlight Ana&rsquo;s professionalism, she&rsquo;s worked religiously on her physical rehab in order to accelerate the healing process. As for the project, we haven&rsquo;t stopped, and we have everything ready for the 2021 season&rdquo;. And there is more news: &ldquo;All our sponsors have reconfirmed their commitment to Ana&rsquo;s project, even at this time of economic uncertainty and with the injury in the middle, and various new companies have come on board for the 2021 adventure. I thank them all; we&rsquo;ll be more than ready for the first race of the season in late April&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  WorldSBK, Gerloff on Spies&#39; R1: will Garrett follow in Ben&#39;s footsteps? 

The Spaniard was in the operating room to have the screws in her back removed, and if an upcoming CAT scan looks good, she can return to riding in a month

SSP300, Carrasco: &ldquo;Surgery successful. I&rsquo;ll be 100% for the start of the season&rdquo;

Ana Carrasco&rsquo;s 2020 season came to a conclusion on 10 September at Portimao, where a crash caused her to fracture the D4 and D6 vertabre in her back. The injury put paid to her dreams of title success, the rider keen to score a second WorldSSP300 trophy following her first, scored in extraordinary fashion in 2018.  Having undergone surgery on her back, the Provec Kawasaki rider has gradually begun rehabilitation and now, a little more than two months since the operation, we caught up with her for a chat.  First things first, how are you?  &ldquo;Quite good, I&rsquo;m working on my rehabilitation and am recovering from the injury. My condition&rsquo;s improving a lot and I&rsquo;m pleased because process appears faster than it originally seemed&rdquo;.  As for the accident, what happened?  &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t remember much about the crash, only before and after. It was quite a banal crash in the end, because I made a mistake going long and then crashed in the gravel. It wasn&rsquo;t even at high speed, but I was really unlucky because I landed badly&quot;.  &nbsp;  Were you scared?  &ldquo;No. A back injury can be serious, we all know what can happen. But once we realised that my spinal cord wasn&rsquo;t affected, the bones in the back are like any other and heal in the same way&rdquo;.  How is your rehab going?  &ldquo;Good. At first it was tough as I was struggling to move and needed someone to help me with everything but now I can have a normal daily life, no problem. I&rsquo;m very limited in terms of training though, and although I take a step forward every week I&rsquo;m still at the first level of training&rdquo;.  How are you training for now?  &ldquo;I started to do exercises that require more strength in the gym, and then I started cycling again and I spend a lot of time in the pool&rdquo;.  Your 2020 season closed ahead of time, how do you view it?  &ldquo;In general I&rsquo;m pleased. We fought for the positions that count in the races we completed, we dominated the championship twice and I think we could have fought until the final race again this year. I&rsquo;m a little sad I couldn&rsquo;t finish the championship, but I&rsquo;m pleased with the team&rsquo;s work, my work and the level we demonstrated at the track&rdquo;.  &nbsp;  What are your plans for coming months?  &ldquo;Week after week, we&rsquo;ll increase the workload and then in early 2021 I&rsquo;ll undergo another surgery to extract the plate and nails from my back. The aim is for me to be as strong as possible before the surgery and then, once that&rsquo;s done, focus on preparing for the start of the season&rdquo;.  What do you expect from 2021?  &ldquo;It&rsquo;s difficult to say right now. I&rsquo;d like to fight for the title again of course, that will be my aim. A lot depends on my sensations and how my condition evolves over the coming months, before the start of the season&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  WorldSBK, &quot;ugly&quot; but fast: the new Kawasaki promises to be another winner 

The Spanish rider is working to get back in shape as soon as possible following a serious accident. She tells us about her future goals and how she currently spends her days

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WorldSSP300, Professor Carrasco on the attack at Assen

WorldSBK, Joan Lascorz consultant to Ana Carrasco

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