Joan Mir remembers one of the most difficult stages of her sports career: “I was at UCI”

Joan Mir is one of five MotoGP world champions who are part of the premier class grid for 2025. The Spaniard took the crown in 2020, with the Suzuki Ecstar team. Marc Marquez (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019), Fabio Quartararo (2021), Pecco Bagnaia (2022 and 2023) and Jorge Martin (2024) are the other four riders who have tasted glory in the Motorcycle World Championship.

Since he signed for Honda HRC, Joan Mir is going through her worst moment in terms of results. The performance of the golden wing motorcycle has been below expectations, and since it arrived at the Japanese factory in 2023 He did not achieve a podium or a first row on the starting grid.

Recently, the Palma de Mallorca native gave an interview to ‘Crash.net’ where He recalled one of the most difficult stages of his sports career. He ran year 2019 when, in a test held in the circuit of Brno, crashed at turn 1 at more than 300 kilometers per hour due to a mechanical failure in its prototype.

“I’m in the ICU. I remember that after a week, I started to get up. It took me all that time (…) we didn’t make too much noise in the media, the cameras didn’t record what really happened. We didn’t make a documentary! But that doesn’t mean it’s not difficult.”Mir said.

During the conversation, the 2020 MotoGP world champion pointed that out “The hardest thing is losing all strength. When you spend a week or two doing nothing, you lose weight and lose weight (…) It was very difficult to get back on the bike because my accident was due to a mechanical problem.. Then You have to trust the bike again, and that’s a big challenge“.

Finally, Mir explained that “Two months later, there are still bubbles of blood and air in the lungs. It is very, very difficult. probably, one of the worst accidents I’ve ever seen“. The following season, he was proclaimed world champion: “A year later, it’s incredible”.