Rossi Returns 18 Days After Suffering a Double Leg Fracture

Nine-time Moto GP champion Valentino Rossi has returned to racing just 18 days after suffering a double leg fracture in an accident in training.

Rossi, 38, was forced to undergo surgery on Aug. 31 and yet he has appeared to make an astonishing recovery. In under three weeks since the accident the Italian's team, Movistar Yamaha, confirmed that he completed "a few laps" at the Marco Simoncelli Circuit on Monday.

"The nine-time World Champion put his fitness level to the test and successfully completed a few laps around the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on a YZF-R1M, before rain disrupted the trial run," Movistar Yamaha revealed in a statement.

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