Mickaël Pichon

Mickaël Pichon
Nationality French
Born February 13, 1976 (1976-02-13) (age 40)
Le Mans, France
Motocross career
Years active 1995 - 2006
Teams Kawasaki, Suzuki
Championships MX1-GP - 2001, 2002
AMA 125cc East SX- 1995, 1996
Wins 38

Mickaël Pichon (born February 13, 1976 in Le Mans) is a French former professional motocross racer.

Pichon took part in the Supercross circuit in the USA from 1995 until 1999. He became World Champion twice in this competition, while racing for Kawasaki. He then came back to Europe and signed a contract with Suzuki to compete in the 250cc motocross world championship, which is now called MX1-GP. Pichon won the 250 World Championship twice, in 2001 and in 2002.[1] In total, Pichon won 38 Grand Prix races.[2]

Later on, Pichon went to Honda in 2004 and KTM in 2006. While racing for KTM, Pichon became ill. Tests showed that he had mononucleosis. In 2007, he competed in the MX3-GP class, finishing in 24th place. In 2010, he won the French round of the MX3-GP world championship.[2]

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