Jonathan Rea: “When you’re down and out, it’s hard to see a way forward”

Jonathan Rea admits "pain was incredibly bad" but he꧒ returns on a winning Yamaha

Jonathan Rea
Jonathan Rea

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea has described his gruelling journey back to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:World Superbike Championship competition.

Rea has been passed fit for Friday’s F♏P1 at the Cremona WorldSBK round, his first action of th🐽e 2025 season.

The Yamah꧂a rider badly injured his foot in a crash during pre-season testing, an🔯d has been on the shelf ever since.

“It’s good to finally be back, it feels like a long journey, although in reality I ꦓonly missed a few races,” he said in Cremona.

“Every day I 𓆉lived to get back as fast as possible.

“It was nice to watch from afar, that Loka got his first WorldSBK race win. Yamaha have been competitiv𓄧e. It gives us confidence and motivation.

“Now I get to sample it tomo💦rrow. I’ll try to blow off the cobwebs as fast as pos൩sible.”

Jonathan Rea: 'Pain was incredibly bad'

Rea said about his recov꧃ery: “The last few weeks have gone fast. I was in a cast so it was pret⛎ty tough, the pain was incredibly bad.

“As soon as I could start tra🍌ining, I went to Barcelona. I spent three or four weeks there, I𒉰 had great physios there.

“When you’re down and out, really injured, it’s hard to see a way 🅠forward.

“When y𓆏ou start feeling bett🀅er, I got better fast.”

In his absence, Y🉐amaha have shown some meani💞ngful progress in WorldSBK.

Rea’s teammate Andrea Locat🦂elli took his mไaiden win in the category at Assen last time out.

“As soon as I sat on the ‘25 b﷽ike in November, I felt competitive,” Rea said.

“Through the winter, I was one 🎃of the fastest in race pace. I ✤knew there were signs that things were starting to happen.

“You are seeing that now. Kudos to Yamaha for their hard work. But there is still work to do, to bridg🌳e that gap, and be there every weekend𒊎.

“You have to take opportunitiꦰes when they come. When the stars align, the bike has proven that you can win.”

However, Rea is returning to unfamiliar terrain. He missed last year’s Cremona debut on the WꦯorldSBK calendar so must learn the track, in addition to riding for the fiꦐrst time since injury.

Rea admitted: “If I were to pick a circuit to come back at, it wouldn𒈔’t be here! But we have to start somewhere.

“I feel good, strength is good. I don’t🐭 want to think about my foot. I want to go and ride, get the first laps out of my head, and get down to business.”

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