Pichon race comeback planned in April

After suffering very severe injuries when he fell into a 15-metre deep ravine during the 2004 Dauphiné Libéré, Mickaël Pichon (Bouygues Telecom) hopes to return to competition in April this year. The French rider subsequently spent three months at a Grenoble hospital, where several orthopaedic and facial surgeries were performed. At the moment the 31 year-old is back in training with his teammates, having ridden 3000 km since the accident.

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