At the 2014 Monster Energy Genova Supercross in Italy Toyota/JGR Yamaha’s Justin Barcia was pushing Christophe Pourcel hard for the lead in the SX1 Final 2 when Barcia caught Pourcel’s bike – leaving Barcia on the deck. That off looked bad enough on its own but Eli Tomac was following close behind and was unable to avoid the fallen Barcia, landing on his head/shoulder area.
The race was soon red flagged and Barcia was taken to a local hospital. Barcia later tweeted about his injuries and you can read these below the video. Heal up quick Bam Bam.
See also: 2014 Monster Energy Genova Supercross video highlights
Two bruised lungs sore neck and back and some air in my chest have to stay in intensive care for the night hopefully can get out tomorrow.
– Justin Barcia (@justinbarcia) November 23, 2014
No concussion nothing broken my gear did the job pourcell drifted from the inside to the outside of the section nothing I could do! #sucks
– Justin Barcia (@justinbarcia) November 23, 2014
Update 26 Nov, 2014: Bam Bam tweeted the following today so fingers crossed.
Everything checked out good
– Justin Barcia (@justinbarcia) November 26, 2014
