Martorelles

Martorelles (Catalan pronunciation: [məɾtuˈɾɛʎəs]) is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

It covers 3.6 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi).

[2] It was in Martorelles that motorcycle ace Ricardo Tormo crashed and shattered his leg in 1984 during practice for a race, ending his career.

A car entered the unrestricted area in a closed-off industrial estate where his Derbi team was practising, and Tormo ran into it.

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