{"id":159604,"date":"2025-07-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorcycles.news\/?p=159604"},"modified":"2025-07-30T07:15:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T05:15:06","slug":"lecuona-withdrawal-suzuka-8-hours-vierge-replacement-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/lecuona-withdrawal-suzuka-8-hours-vierge-replacement-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iker Lecuona after surgery: Xavi Vierge replaces him at the Suzuka 8 Hours 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Successful surgery in Valencia<\/h3>\n

The necessary surgery was performed on July 28, 2025, by Dr. Eduardo S\u00e1nchez Alepuz at IMED Valencia Hospital. According to the team, the desired stabilization of the fracture was successfully achieved. After spending one night in the clinic, Lecuona was discharged the following morning. His next medical check-up is scheduled for August 4. Honda HRC emphasizes that further updates on his recovery process will follow.<\/p>\n

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Xavi Vierge steps in for the 46th edition of the Suzuka 8 Hours<\/h3>\n

The Honda HRC factory team had to react quickly for the \u201cCoca-Cola\u201d Suzuka 8 Hours, a traditional endurance race in the FIM Endurance World Championship, which will take place on August 3, 2025. Instead of Lecuona, his WorldSBK teammate Xavi Vierge will now compete. Vierge will strengthen the factory team alongside Takumi Takahashi and Johann Zarco. Vierge was already part of the winning team at the Suzuka 8 Hours in 2023, alongside Takahashi and Tetsuta Nagashima.<\/p>\n

Honda HRC officially wishes Lecuona a speedy recovery and assures the Spanish rider of its full support.<\/p>\n\n\n

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