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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle insists his wrist injury sustained at Thunder Valley is ‘nothing serious’ and is aiming to line up at High Point after missing the second moto at round three.

Off the back of two 7-3 scorecards to open the 2023 Pro Motocross Championship, Vialle entered the third round of the series determined to deliver a stronger opening moto.

The two-time MX2 world champion qualified 11th fastest in Lakewood, but was later one of many riders to go down off the start during the opening moto. Charging from the back of the field, Vialle fell again with two laps to go, hurting his wrist in the process. He attempted the sighting lap in moto two, but ultimately did not take part in the race.

“I actually felt really good on the track today from the first practice, although unfortunately, I had a crash on the start straight during the first moto, which took down a lot of riders,” said Vialle. “My bike was banged up after that – it was a big crash. I came back from last to around 16th, then with two laps to go I made a mistake and crashed again.

“I hurt my left wrist, although it’s nothing serious, but I was unable to do the second moto after riding the sighting lap. It wasn’t really painful, but my wrist felt weak, so we decided to not line up and hopefully, I can ride next week at High Point, which is the goal.”

A challenging round three for Vialle drops him to eighth place in the 250MX standings as the series moves to High Point this Saturday for round four.