Printed on 24 March 2023

Ivo Monticelli has sadly picked up an damage throughout the opening spherical of the British Championship. The Italian requires surgury to his shoulder and can miss no less than the subsequent two rounds of the however the workforce hope he can return at spherical 4.
The ASA United GasGas workforce shared the next replace on social media.
We’re disillusioned to share that Ivo Monticelli has sustained a shoulder damage following an early crash within the second MX1 race at Oakhanger. Sadly, Ivo’s prognosis does contain a small surgical procedure scheduled for the twenty ninth March in Belgium; it is going to in fact take a while for Ivo to rehabilitate, and be able to as soon as once more race within the UK.
As a workforce, it’s a heavy blow to our 2023 MX1 marketing campaign and hopes of clinching a premier class title. As realists, we’re conscious of the dangers concerned every week and recognise that this stuff can and do occur. As Ivo’s mates, we hope his surgical procedure goes effectively and that his restoration is a fast and straightforward one. Ivo has been instrumental within the workforce’s preparation for this season, his uncooked velocity and expertise has been invaluable for all of our riders and personnel; his absence on the races might be felt and we hope to see him again for Spherical 4 of the British Championship.
We hope you’ll all be a part of us in wishing Ivo effectively, and we are going to see you all at Oakhanger as soon as once more for Spherical One of many MX Nationals.