'I could have died' – Cordon-Ragot opens up about her stroke and racing future

Audrey Cordon-Ragot at the Tour de France Femmes
Audrey Cordon-Ragot at the Tour de France Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images)

Audrey Cordon-Ragot has opened up about the stroke she suffered last month, revealing the terrifying symptoms and missed diagnoses but also indicating it will not hold her back as she embarks on the final two years of her career. 

As she was preparing to travel to Australia for the Road World Championships, the French road race and time trial champion began to feel, as she has recounted in an interview with L'Equipe, unsteady, almost drunk, with ringing ears and tingling limbs. 

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.