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Ex-GP Winner Wilco Zeelenberg Vows Return After Emergency Triple Bypass

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Ex-GP Winner Wilco Zeelenberg Vows Return After Emergency Triple Bypass — PHOTO — PADDOCK GP / © Paddock GP↗ View original

MotoGP paddock figure Wilco Zeelenberg underwent emergency triple-bypass surgery after complications developed the day after an initial stent procedure. The 1990 German GP 250cc winner, who has managed Jorge Lorenzo and Cal Crutchlow among others, says he is feeling better four weeks on and plans to return soon as a Ziggo Sport consultant.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

A triple bypass the day after a stent — that's the kind of news that stops the whole paddock cold. I've watched enough racing to know Zeelenberg was dead serious about the 250cc title fight back in '90, and just as serious about living. "Feeling better" after four weeks sounds exactly like him.