Ai Ogura Faces Thumb Surgery, Sits Out Aragon MotoGP‎

Ai Ogura's title challenge has taken a serious hit, with the Trackhouse Aprilia rider having undergone surgery on a fractured left thumb in Barcelona, ruling him out of this weekend's Aragon Grand Prix, according to a Trackhouse statement. The injury happened during training in Japan ahead of the round, and Trackhouse confirmed that when Ogura arrived in Europe, examinations revealed a fracture close to his left thumb serious enough to require an operation. Dr. Mir performed the procedure on Wed