Lecuona's 'target is to jump on the bike' in Portimao

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After breaking a rib Iker Lecuona gave an update on his recovery and when he expects to be back on track.

Iker Lecuona is one of two riders who is not testing at Jerez this week with the rest of the World Superbike paddock.

However, the Spaniard has been on site with Honda to oversee the Team HRC rider's progress. Xavi Vierge, Borja Gomez and Tetsuta Nagashima have been on track for the Japanese manufacturer.

Whilst at Jerez Lecuona spoke to WorldSBK.com about his injury and how he broke his rib.

"I cannot test here – I'm not really happy about that, but it is what it is," Lecuona told WorldSBK.com when speaking at Jerez.

"Training at home, I had a small crash, it's not a heavy one, but I broke a rib, I have a contusion on the shoulder, on the collarbone.

"So, this Monday, the Monday before Jerez, I had a check with my doctor and my doctor said 'If you can wait a bit longer it will be nice,' because at the end it's not very solid, it's still in the beginning. So, I said 'Okay, I need to wait'."

Lecuona continued by stating that he wants to be out on track in Portimao next week. However, he is also aware that he may not be physically able to.

"I don't know how possible it is that I'm ready to jump on the bike next week," Lecuona admitted.

"For now I'm here, but I go now to the gym, I'm still working to try to recover as soon as possible.

So, my target is to jump on the bike, then let's see if the body has improved enough to jump on the bike and to do maybe 20, 50 laps, I don't know. Maybe I just go out and go [straight back] in because I feel a lot of pain, so let's see what happens."

The Team HRC rider is 100% certain that he will be available for the opening round of the season in Phillip Island.

"At the end, the injury is nothing crazy, it's just a rib and a little bit of contusion on the collarbone, so it's just some time to recover for sure in Australia I'm 100 per cent ready."

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