The two-time Dakar Rally winner, Joan “Nani” Roma, announced on his Instagram page that he is battling bladder cancer, but the prognosis looks good and he will be undergoing treatment very soon, albeit with a bunch of races missed.
In his video announcement, Roma stated that he felt some pain in his back. Doctors were able to diagnose his cancer and deemed it treatable. As such, Roma will not be competing in events for a while on the road to becoming cancer-free. In the next few weeks, he will begin his chemotherapy sessions to treat his cancer. His doctors and coaches will be working together to get Roma back up to speed in order to bring him back into racing at the soonest.
