World champion Casey Stoner has explained his three-year disappearance from MotoGP after a rare sighting this weekend.

Casey Stoner : illness | What is doing now | Family

Casey Joel Stoner AM is an Australian retired professional motorcycle racer, and a two-time MotoGP World Champion, in 2007 and 2011.

Casey Stoner : illness | What is doing now | Family

   Nationality    Australian
Born 16 October 1985 (age 37)
Southport, Queensland, Australia
Website caseystoner.com.au

During his MotoGP career, Stoner raced for the factory teams of Ducati and Honda, winning a title for each team.

From 2000 to 2002, Stoner contested the national 125cc GP championships in Britain and Spain, winning the English 125cc Aprilia Championship in 2000, before moving full-time to the 250cc GP World Championships in 2002. 

Casey Stoner illness 

Casey Stoner has opened up on his sad health battle as he returned to MotoGP for the first time in three years.

The two-time world champion says he “couldn’t get off the couch basically for five months” as he continues to manage life with his debilitating chronic fatigue syndrome condition that has wiped him out entirely in recent years.

Casey Stoner : illness | What is doing now | Family

The Australian was spotted returning to work in MotoGP for the first time this weekend at the Algarve Grand Prix in Portugal and held a special press conference to address his three-year disappearance from the sport.

The 36-year-old said: “I’m basically never more than 60 per cent of my usual self.

“I’ve had to learn to walk everywhere which I hate. I always used to jog just about everywhere but now I have to walk.”

He has previously revealed details about his ongoing health battle, which was first diagnosed successfully in 2018.

He still suffers sore throats, headaches, severe tiredness and difficulty thinking.

What is doing now 

Stoner retired at the peak of his career last November having won two MotoGP world championships and 38 races.

He switched to the second-tier V8 Supercars series this year but has now agreed a deal that will see him complete four Honda test sessions before the end of the season.

Casey Stoner : illness | What is doing now | Family

He will rejoin the Honda team in Japan on August 6-7.

Honda has confirmed that Stoner will ride a prototype of its 2014 model being readied for next season in a clear effort to strengthen its championship campaign.

Stoner retired at the peak of his career last November having won two MotoGP world championships and 38 races.

He switched to the second-tier V8 Supercars series this year but has now agreed a deal that will see him complete four Honda test sessions before the end of the season.

Stoner admitted he had missed the thrill of two wheels but was “still happy” with his decision to stop full-time bike racing.

“But there are times when I miss riding my RC213V so I am really happy that Honda have asked me to do some testing in Motegi this year,” Stoner said.

“It will allow me to enjoy what I miss which is riding a MotoGP bike.”

Family 

Stoner met Adriana Tuchyna from Adelaide when she approached him at Phillip Island in 2003 and asked him to sign her stomach.

A relationship began in 2005 when she turned 16, and they were married in Adelaide on 6 January 2007. At the Czech Republic Grand Prix in August 2011, Stoner announced that his wife was pregnant with their first child.

Casey Stoner : illness | What is doing now | Family

The baby, named Alessandra Maria, was born on 16 February 2012,  the same birthday as Stoner’s long-time rival Valentino Rossi. On 6 October 2017, their second daughter Caleya Maria’s birth was announced by Stoner on social media.

Stoner wore sponsored protective gear from Spidi between 2002 and 2005, and Alpinestars between 2006 and 2012.

After announcing his retirement from MotoGP, Stoner still wore sponsored gear from Alpinestars, between his debut of the Australian V8 Supercars in 2013 and associated with the HRC with the tests of development new machinery for Honda RC213V.

Following his experience of tiredness and sickness during 2009, Stoner was ultimately diagnosed as lactose intolerant.

By Rishabh

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