It was a big relief and a lot of weight was lifted off my shoulders. It was a surreal experience that I couldn’t believe.
It was a long road of recovery after I crashed out in the fifth stage of the 2018 Dakar Rally and broke my ankle. I couldn’t walk for six months. In a span of eight months, I had to undergo two surgeries for my injury in Bengaluru. After six months of rest and two months of physio, I finally got back on the bike for the PanAfrica Rally in September. But I got injured again. I had a navigational error, went down and dislocated my left wrist and fractured a bone called the scaphoid. After the PanAfrica injury, I thought I wouldn’t be able to compete in Dakar. I had to undergo a surgery in Morocco and the doctor told me it will take me six months to recover and be back on the bike. I didn’t have six months for Dakar.
But TVS Racing is more like family. I have been injured many times in the past and TVS has always been there by my side. They just asked me to take care, heal well and get back on the bike as soon as possible and in good shape. So I got back to France and consulted with my doctor there and decided to get another surgery done in two months to make the recovery time shorter. There was no holding back. The doctor gave the green light and the Sherco TVS factory team made the announcement for the Dakar lineup on the day of the surgery.
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