"My heart stopped twice, and twice I chose to come back": amputated with one leg, the quadruple winner of the Dakar Mathieu Baumel tells his ordeal

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A victim of a road accident at the end of January, Mathieu Baumel had to suffer amputation of his right leg. Still hospitalized in Reims, however, the co-driver envisages only one thing: to resume the competition as soon as possible.

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Mathieu Baumel, quadruple winner of Rallye Dakar as co-driver, announced on Sunday 16 February that he had to be amputated by the right leg after being accidentally hit by a car at the end of January in Reims. "As you know, I was caught in a serious accident.

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Victim of a very serious accident at the end of January while he was assisting a wrecked car at the side of the road, the French co-driver and four-time winner of the Dakar had a leg amputated, but has only one wish: to return to competition as quickly as possible.

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In an interview given to Francetvinfo, Mathieu Baumel, amputated with the right leg after an accident, gives his hope of finding the cabin of a state-of-the-art race car despite his handicap. A state of mind that impresses the world of rally-raid.

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A victim of a serious accident in Reims at the end of January, the quadruple winner of the Dakar rally Mathieu Baumel announced this Sunday on Instagram that he had been amputated with the right leg. He had been overthrown the day before the start of the historic Monte-Carlo rally, which he had to attend.