Tai Woffinden rides speedway bike for first time since crash

Three-time world champion Tai Woffinden has ridden a speedway bike for the primary time after a critical crash in Poland.The 34-year-old, from Scunthorpe, was positioned right into a medically induced coma in March after he hit a fence behind a protecting barrier throughout a race.In a video posted to social media, Woffinden is proven at an empty Olympic Stadium, Wroclaw, earlier than using across the observe.The Sheffield Tigers’ rider wrote: “The final 4 months have been the most important problem of my life, however like I do with every thing, I get knocked down, get straight again up and carry on charging.”The return to the bike got here 4 weeks after Woffinden admitted he was not sure if he would journey once more.Woffinden was airlifted to hospital, underwent surgical procedure and was positioned right into a medically induced coma after a crash involving his Rzeszow teammate on 30 March.He later revealed he had suffered a double break in his proper leg, a damaged again, damaged shoulder, a number of damaged ribs, a punctured lung, fractured arm and intensive blood loss.Woffinden is Nice Britain’s most embellished rider after profitable Grand Prix world titles in 2013, 2015 and 2018. He additionally completed runner-up in 2016 and 2020.