MV Agusta rider Niki Tuuli showed great promise at the beginning of the 2022 Supersport World Championship (WSSP). The Finnish racer secured a sixth and fifth place at the Aragon round and followed up that solid performance with a sixth and seventh-place finish at the two Dutch races. Going into the Estoril round on May 22, 2022, Tuuli held the fifth spot in the rider’s championship standings with 40 points.
Number 66’s championship charge came to a sudden halt though when he crashed his MV Agusta F3 800 RR during the Sunday morning warm-up session. The title chase was the least of Tuuli’s worries following the incident, in which he suffered poor blood circulation and severely broken toes after they got caught in the bike’s chain. The MV Agusta rider underwent surgery immediately, but after fully assessing his condition, doctors determined that they couldn’t save several toes.
