According to the well informed Motogpmatters website, John Hopkins may miss next week’s WSBK Brno round.

During the two day test at Imola, Hopkins preferred to to sit out Thursday’s afternoon session after he was advised not to ride by the staff of the Clinica mobile.

The Stiggy Honda rider was suffering from pain after the first day of testing and after riding in Thursday’s morning session and following a near crash was advised by the staff of the Clinica Mobile not to take part in the afternoon session.

X-Rays revealed no further damage had been done to his previously injured hip bone, but they did reveal that his bones were not developing calcium properly and his doctors in the US diagnosed osteoporosis after receiving the X rays by email.

Hopkins will undergo a further battery of tests that will probably include a Dexa (bone density scan) and a diagnosis of osteoporosis leaves some doubt if Hopkins will ride in Brno, because even a small crash could leave him with more broken bones.

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