Eight-time T.T. winner Ian Hutchinson is confident he can come back in 2014 fully fit.
It was announced yesterday that the Bingley Bullet will miss the 2013 season as he faces bone transport surgery on his left leg which he injured in a crash at Silverstone two years ago.
Hutchinson is thanking Swan Yamaha for all their support over the period and says the offer of a contract is there for when he returns.
Hutchy believes the operations ahead provide him with a timetable for recovery and long-term cure :-

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