Stoner seeks help for fatigue

Eurosport - Mon, 06 Jul 08:19:00 2009

Australian MotoGP rider Casey Stoner will undergo a series of medical tests in the United States to try and determine the cause of a mystery illness that has left him feeling fatigued.

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Stoner has been suffering from the problem for the last month and is now seeking medical help after feeling dizzy at the end of Sunday's US MotoGP in California.

"I didn't feel as bad at the end of the race as I have done in the last two, but I'm still not right," he said.

"I found it really difficult to keep my concentration over the last few laps and I was in a bit of a daze by the end."

The 23-year-old Stoner said he was also experiencing recurring problems with his left wrist, which he broke in 2003 but needed additional surgery last year because it never healed properly.

"My left arm was feeling really tired by the end because of the fact there are so many left-handers here and my left wrist still doesn't have the full range of movement after my operation in the winter," he said.

"Now we'll focus on trying to find out the root of the problem because racing in this condition is not much fun."

Stoner won the world championship on a Ducati in 2007 and was second to Valentino Rossi last year but is currently in third place this season after missing out on the podium at the US MotoGP.

"I can't be happy with fourth place, even though I know that we have performed some damage limitation in terms of the overall standings," he said. "It's a weekend to forget."

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  1. buy him a soother

    From tom, on Tue 7 Jul 3:33PM

  2. Im not a Stoner fan but i have great respect for him.­ He is also greatly respected by his rivals. Every rider­ has a bad patch that they have to go through for­ various reasons, Rossi in 2006 (tax issues, to many­ distractions)??, Lorenzo 2008 (new to the class, to­ many crashes, injuries)- Pedrosa and Stoner 2009!!­ (fitness, crashes and fatigue) It it also clear that he­ is suffering not just physically but mentally and needs­ to rest or find the solution to the problem fairly­ quickly as the cracks are starting to show. He and­ Ducati may need to make the decision to rest him for­ 2-3 races or until he is fully fit and forget about­ this year. He is a great talent married to a bike that­ he is the master of. Im a Rossi fan and like the GOAT­ himself I love the races to be competive with everybody­ fully fit so no excuses can be thrown in when one man­ emerges victorious. Rossi has proven time and time­ again that he can beat any rider when they are at their­ best and I want him to continue that legacy. Everybody­ that is interested in Motogp needs a fit and healthy­ Stoner!!

    From chris, on Tue 7 Jul 2:56PM

  3. isnt it ironic thaat only "the doctor " can­ help stoner :D

    From kd, on Tue 7 Jul 2:42PM

  4. Just watched an old documentary on Sky about Barrie­ Sheene,in the late seventies he had much the same­ symptoms,does this only effect motorcyclists?

    From wguy123, on Tue 7 Jul 1:42PM

  5. Again our Mr.Toseland his doing his best to get a ride­ in WSB next year his antics on at the states convince­ me that is what he is after! sorry people but young­ james is a real nice guy but he is not cut out for­ Motogp just not good enough ,never win a race while he­ has a hole in his backside,should have gone to­ SPECSAVERS and stayed at thw top of WSB,plays some mean­ music tho!

    From Chris, on Tue 7 Jul 12:28PM

  6. In some I feel sorry for Stoner I agree with rest of­ you but still say that his problem is self inflicted­ its all in his mind he"s got the pace to run well­ but keeps getting beat ,after his run away champ year­ he has done nothing and he is making himself ill,he­ should do what button does go and give his missus­ "one" and get it out of his system ! and the­ aussies call us "whingin poms" Irest my­ case.Come on VALE make it nine.

    From Chris, on Tue 7 Jul 12:17PM

  7. Why do people presume that Stoner is just moaning and­ whingeing that he is ill? For gods sake look at his­ lap times and regressions in each race. He is clearly­ 'hitting the wall' in terms of fatigue after 10­ laps of each race!! He also appears­ 'knackered' during FP and Qualifying hence him­ losing it at Laguna and taking a bad fall!!! Then the­ injury that has 'plagued' him since 2003 and­ restricted movement in his left wrist, not an excuse­ more a fact!! Now I personally don't like him,­ Pedrosa (who I hate and have no rational reason why) or­ Lorenzo (just couldn't stand the little twirp for­ selling his soul and sucked his lollipops for too long­ for a grown man) but have to applaud what they all did­ at Laguna. After all Pedrosa has been recovering for­ ages with the injuries he suffered last year and then­ again in pre-season with not enough recovery time from­ surgery this year!!! Then Stoner and the mystery­ illness (which sounds more and more like ME or Chronic­ Fatigue Syndrome) and finally Lorenzo with a fracture­ in his foot and a buggered shoulder!!! I love Rossi,­ fast becoming the best ever if not already, yet he had­ to fight off his clearly injured team-mate, a clearly­ ill Stoner and a recovering (but still injured)­ Pedrosa!!! He didn't look the doctor on track this­ weekend and the 'sicknotes' all gave him a­ bloody hard race!!! Hopefully they'll all­ recover/get well quickly and we'll have some­ amazing racing and then see Rossi really have to fight­ it out and prove that fit or not, they are just not at­ his level or maybe they'll prove they are the­ coming men and that Rossi will not have it all his own­ way! Either way, let's have some great racing from­ some true gladiators!!!!

    From Gareth, on Tue 7 Jul 12:00PM

  8. nori haga rode with cracked vertibrae, you didn`t hear­ him whinging, stoner if you can`t stand the heat of­ losing a race you should retire and get out of the­ kitchen and give someone else who deserves the chance­ to race.

    From elizabeth, on Tue 7 Jul 11:54AM

  9. Just stop whinging Casey and get on with it! You just­ finished 4th on a MotoGp bike at a hard track­ you're hardly ill otherwise you wouldn't be at­ that level/pace. If you're gonna be miserable­ because you have some tough competetion you may as well­ retire!

    From Barry, on Tue 7 Jul 10:31AM

  10. @ 38. pikey4646
    You are probably the only Rossi fan­ with a true sports attitude and brains around here.­ Respect!
    As for the others... I cannot understand why­ explaining the situation and difficulties of a race­ equals to whining!!! It's not the bike, it's­ not the tires, it's not "bad weather" or­ "bad luck"... it's just him. Stoner is­ ill, anyone can see it, and this is exactly what he­ says. Period! And he wants to get over with it so that­ he can enjoy racing again.
    Get well soon Stoner! I am­ sure that -despite his puppet fans' deliriums- even­ Rossi himself wouldn't like to win another title so­ easily!!!

    From kaveiros75, on Tue 7 Jul 7:50AM

  11. Stoner is a miserable bastid....The only rider who­ totally ignored all the fans at Laguna last weekend,­ walked past them all with his head down despite kids­ requesting autographs. every other rider stopped and­ did the autograph and photograph thing.

    Miserable­ Aussie @#$%! Full of excuses and moaning all the time,­ just face it you ain't cut out to be at the top.

    From dalehomo, on Tue 7 Jul 4:49AM

  12. I think he is pregnant

    From M Ferreira, on Tue 7 Jul 2:27AM

  13. ALAN AND AND CHRIS HAVE EXCELLENT POINTS! PERHAPS THEY­ SHOULD WEAR HATS SO NO ONE WILL NOTICE!

    From Michael, on Tue 7 Jul 1:38AM

  14. Get well soon Casey, the championship needs you in good­ health, along with a pedrosa in good form. I may not be­ a big fan of Stoner's, but it doesnt go so far as­ to wish him badly. And re; Toseland, there are riders­ in MotoGP who have been there FOREVER and arent really­ that much better, i hope he keeps his ride next year.

    From demi162, on Mon 6 Jul 11:07PM

  15. he has got cantwinsospitmydummyitis!

    From chris, on Mon 6 Jul 11:03PM

  16. Get well soon Casey, the championship needs you in good­ health, along with a pedrosa in good form. I may not be­ a big fan of Stoner's, but it doesnt go so far as­ to wish him badly. And re; Toseland, there are riders­ in MotoGP who have been there FOREVER and arent really­ that much better, i hope he keeps his ride next year.

    From demi162, on Mon 6 Jul 11:00PM

  17. Mental stress can mess your body around something bad,­ so maybe stoner should have a rest! And if he is­ feeling that bad then he should not race as he is a­ danger to other racers. The races are in no way boring!­ You must be watching something on another channel! They­ are all very very talented (when healthy) and Rossi is­ just honestly brilliant and anybody that thinks­ different are not watching him closely.

    From milliefix, on Mon 6 Jul 10:36PM

  18. at last we know why James Toseland is doing so badly­ the BUGGARS BLind !!!!
    Good and easy points up for­ grabs and he ignores the penalty sign on his­ pitboard
    or is it that he is just so fed up he thought­ sod IT!
    I just am so dissapointed with James this­ season the sooner he is out of his misery and back on ­ WSB the better for him and all of us.
    AS for Casey give­ the poor sod a break you can see how ill he has been

    From togglesmum, on Mon 6 Jul 8:26PM

  19. winge, winge, winge, winge, winge, winge, moan, winge,­ winge, winge, moan, winge, winge, winge, moan, winge,­ winge, winge, winge, winge, winge, moan, winge, winge,­ winge, winge, winge, winge, moan, winge, winge, winge,­ winge, winge, winge, winge, moan, winge, winge, winge,­ winge....!!!!!!
    stop making excuses Mr Moaner, just­ race, you will get more respect from the­ fans..........!!!

    From Alan, on Mon 6 Jul 7:30PM

  20. Come on chaps, let's have a bit less of the­ personal insults please - we're Moto GP fans not­ football fans! Some of these threads start out really­ interesting but seem to quickly degenerate into­ name-calling and personal abuse. We've all got our­ favourites so let's just concentrate on the racing­ please!!

    From Holty, on Mon 6 Jul 7:23PM
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