Two-time former Superbike world
champ Max Biaggi was discharged from hospital Tuesday after
breaking some ribs in a June 9 supermoto crash at Latina south
of Rome.
"I'm happy, happy. I'm going home. I don't think I'll go to
Monte Carlo. For now I'm thinking of staying in Rome," Biaggi
told reporters on his way out of Rome's San Camillo Hospital.
Asked if he would race again, Biaggi said "I haven't thought
about it, maybe yes, maybe no, we'll see, the important thing is
to get better," and added, looking at his girlfriend, singer
Bianca Atzei: "She's worried because I said that".
On Monday Biaggi said "this time I risked not getting away
with it. The best gift was coming out of intensive care after 17
days".
Biaggi, who turned 46 Monday, won the 2010 and 2012 Superbike
championships as well as winning 13 500cc/MotoGP races.
The Roman won the 250cc World Championship four consecutive
times, and finished as runner-up in both the 500cc and MotoGP
championships.
In 2007 he switched to the World Superbike Championship,
finishing third overall as a rookie and earned his first
Superbike World Championship in 2010 becoming only the second
European from outside of the United Kingdom after Raymond Roche
to do so.
Biaggi announced his retirement from racing on 7 November
2012.
He has been nicknamed 'il Corsaro' ('the Corsair') and 'the
Roman Emperor'.
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