GRANT LANGSTON DE RETOUR EN 2010
Gravement touché à un oeil par un cancer le Pilote US a subi un traitement de choc qui lui a fait le plus grand bien puisqu’il a retrouvé l’usage presque totale de son oeil gauche.. Alors même s’il ne retrouvera pas une vision à 100 % sur celui-ci il devrait se rapprocher du maximum via, sans doute, l’usage d’une lentille de contact..
Concernant sa blessure à la jambe contractée cette année juste avant son retour en Motocross, celle-ci ; du même état que celle de Villopoto cette saison ; est sur la bonne voie puisque sa rééducation devrait durer un peu moins que les six mois prévus au départ..
Grant est actuellement en pleines négociations afin de pouvoir, pourquoi pas, monter son propre Team pour la saison prochaine de SX et de MX aux US..
RDV l’année prochaine Grant..!
« Hey guys,
I have been getting a lot of questions and messages asking how I am doing and what the future holds for me. I am extremely grateful to have such great fans that still care about me even when I have dropped off the radar.
Mid summer 2008 I learned that I had melanoma of the eye. It is a very aggressive form of cancer. I received radiation treatment which thankfully killed the tumor and the melanoma. My eye began healing itself but the progress has plateaued and my eye is at the best it ever will be. Although my vision in my left eye will never be 100% again I am getting a contact to compensate for the impairment. Going through all that made me realize how badly I wanted to get back to racing and I began putting all my energy into preparing for the 2009 outdoor series.
Unfortunately while training for the upcoming series I re-aggravated an old knee injury, much like Villopoto has just experienced. I needed a full knee reconstruction surgery that takes 6 months to heal. I am over 3 months into the recovery process and have begun training and am confident I will be back on the bike earlier than the previously expected 6 months.
I am now hungrier and more determined than ever to race for a championship. I am currently in negotiations to hopefully have my own race team for the 2010 supercross and motocross series.
Thank all of you again for your support. I hope to see you at the races next year !
Grant Langston »