Hutchy 'recovering well' after TT crash

Wednesday, 5 July 2017 at 08:37

TT star Ian Hutchinson's says he's recovering well after a crash in this year's Senior TT.

The Bingley Bullet crashed at the 27th Milestone on the mountain when he suffered a punctured front tyre on his second lap.

The Yorkshireman suffered a broken left leg and has been undergoing surgery.

Yesterday, he Tweeted to say he'd had his fifth operation - and posted a picture of his leg.

Operation #5 last night fixator off frame on! Time to start lengthening leg again, @mkrkovic speciality #anotherstepcloser ??? pic.twitter.com/MOftDM4YuD
— Hutchy (@tweethutchy) July 4, 2017

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