Mickaël Pichon

Mickaël Pichon
Nationality	French
Motocross career
Active years	1995 - 2006
Teams	Kawasaki, Suzuki
Grands Prix
Championships	MX1-GP - 2001, 2002 AMA 125cc East SX- 1995, 1996
Wins	38
GP debut
First GP win

Mickaël Pichon (born February 13, 1976 in Le Mans) is a French motorcross 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]

References

1. ^ Mickaël Pichon career profile
2. ^ ^{a b} Mickaël Pichon results at www.motocrossmx1.com

External links

• Official Mickaël Pichon site (French)

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Name	Pichon, Mickael
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Date of birth	February 13, 1976
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