Todd Kellett plans charity ride
By Team TMX on 25th Jan 18
Todd Kellett, who sustained severe spinal injuries in a practice crash last month, is now out of his surgical neck and back brace and planning a marathon cycle to raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity.
The 20-year-old from Somerset broke six vertebrae when he crashed at Doncaster Moto Parc on December 13.
Now, along with his girlfriend Lucy Calvert, he is aiming to cycle 200 miles in 48 hours.
His initial target is 3,000 the amount it cost the air ambulance to attend the scene of his accident.
Those guys came to my rescue so I want to show how grateful I am and its also a great goal as part of my rehabilitation, said the Maxxis MX2 contender.
I plan to do it pretty much as soon as I get the all-clear to cycle for a long period because its probably going to be two 10-hour days.
Unfortunately, I havent got a firm date but at the moment Im thinking sometime around April.
Todds recovery is going well although theres no clear date for a return to action with his new Verde Substance KTM team.
Its a slow, day-by-day process. I was out of the brace last week which feels strange because my muscles have been relying on it and Ive been given the all-clear to cycle but Im limiting this to short periods.
Ill have further check-ups in the next few weeks but its too early to say when Ill be back on a bike.
Im dealing with a great doctor and Ive got a lot of faith in him so when he says Im okay to ride then Ill ride. Its quite a difficult injury because if, say, youve got a broken leg or a broken arm you physically cant use it but you can use your back more than you probably should.
Almost every movement you make involves using your back.
To add to Todds total which currently stands at just over 600 go to justgiving.com and search for Lucy Calvert.
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