Greatest injury come backs-

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Who overcame the worst?- IMO, two guys come to mind- Doug Henry, and Pourcel.

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Moens_Andy 11/2/2016 12:28pm
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Not went full Pro although he was very close. I have admired Justin Weeks comeback from his injury to be riding again is amazing.
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bobby397 11/2/2016 12:31pm
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Doug has to be at the top of the list. Even after the back injury, the two broken wrist? Weren't no joke and came back to win a title in the big boys class
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davistld01 11/2/2016 12:31pm
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How about Canard? I'm not minimizing Doug Henry & CP377's heroic comebacks...but Trey too has been through some stuff that would have kept most guys off the track forever.
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jj welks 11/2/2016 12:59pm
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Remember thinking to myself Canard might be done in 2011 when he broke his leg that crash in WA looked so gnarly, that turned out to be a speed bump for him

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johnnypotato123 11/2/2016 1:14pm
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RV's leg is 2010 was pretty nasty, wouldn't put it ahead of some guys injuries already mentioned, though
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newmann 11/2/2016 1:16pm
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Kind of impressed with Jimmy Button myself. From not being able to move as much as a finger for six months to riding a bicycle from San Diego to Daytona Motor Speedway ...color me impressed. Add in the fact that he broke his elbow off here in Texas and rode the remainder with a freshly plated bone. Can you imagine hopping back on a bicycle a couple days after this with another thousand miles to go?

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Zaugg 11/2/2016 1:18pm
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All things considered at the time, RC wasn't high on anyone's list of winning a championship after he blew his knee to pieces...but he did just that.

Today, knee injuries, while still a big-ish deal, isn't considered a career-ender like it was back in the early-mid 90's (or earlier).

I would say RC is on that list.
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dsmith 11/2/2016 1:20pm
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johnnypotato123 wrote:
RV's leg is 2010 was pretty nasty, wouldn't put it ahead of some guys injuries already mentioned, though
that was one hell of a comeback!
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GuyB 11/2/2016 1:25pm
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Trey, Windham, Pourcel, they're all up there.
inthebadboycorner 11/2/2016 1:34pm
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Yes these Pro's have overcome some tough injuries,

Although i think back to some of the injuries that we have sustained here on Vital ourselves, yet most of us jump back on the wagon (bike) and do it again and again voluntarily. No big factory contract!

Some of our Vitards have injuries that are down right horrific.
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JAFO92 11/2/2016 1:51pm
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GuyB wrote:
Trey, Windham, Pourcel, they're all up there.
Pastrana's pelvis thing was a real mess, too.
Muscle-Milk-KTM 11/2/2016 2:14pm
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Anyone that had potential life changing injuries & leads a normal life is the greatest comeback in my eyes.
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Bearuno 11/2/2016 2:20pm
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Toby Price with his broken neck ( Baja? ) to get back to Off-road / ISDE/ and winning Dakar.

Any of those blokes with 'scaffolding' on / in their spines ........Shocked I've got a fair amount of hardware in my skeleton, but, thankfully, not there.

Stefan Everts had some career interrupting injuries, that cost him a few extra World Championships, including a ruptured spleen after he'd done those 6(?) US 250 SXs after winning the 125 WC, before his first season in the 250 WCs.

DeCosters reported Death in the 70s, when he ruptured his spleen, to race again in only about a month's time after it, was quite the 'resurrection' .....
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Getndome 11/2/2016 2:33pm
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RV deserves to be pretty high on the list his leg was mangled and not only did he come back but he dominated
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Getndome 11/2/2016 2:37pm
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Bearuno wrote:
Toby Price with his broken neck ( Baja? ) to get back to Off-road / ISDE/ and winning Dakar. Any of those blokes with 'scaffolding' on...
Toby Price with his broken neck ( Baja? ) to get back to Off-road / ISDE/ and winning Dakar.

Any of those blokes with 'scaffolding' on / in their spines ........Shocked I've got a fair amount of hardware in my skeleton, but, thankfully, not there.

Stefan Everts had some career interrupting injuries, that cost him a few extra World Championships, including a ruptured spleen after he'd done those 6(?) US 250 SXs after winning the 125 WC, before his first season in the 250 WCs.

DeCosters reported Death in the 70s, when he ruptured his spleen, to race again in only about a month's time after it, was quite the 'resurrection' .....
Lol yeah I have some "scaffolding" in my back the crazy thing is the only other bones I've ever broke was my finger and my hand when I was younger I guess motocross will do that to you though
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Getndome 11/2/2016 2:40pm
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inthebadboycorner wrote:
Yes these Pro's have overcome some tough injuries, Although i think back to some of the injuries that we have sustained here on Vital ourselves, yet...
Yes these Pro's have overcome some tough injuries,

Although i think back to some of the injuries that we have sustained here on Vital ourselves, yet most of us jump back on the wagon (bike) and do it again and again voluntarily. No big factory contract!

Some of our Vitards have injuries that are down right horrific.
Lmao yeah this one guy joined vital to get advice on an injury he didn't even ride or follow moto he just figured this was the place to get injury advice I guess
TheGetFresh 11/2/2016 3:13pm
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jj welks wrote:
Remember thinking to myself Canard might be done in 2011 when he broke his leg that crash in WA looked so gnarly, that turned out to...
Remember thinking to myself Canard might be done in 2011 when he broke his leg that crash in WA looked so gnarly, that turned out to be a speed bump for him
He's had enough "speed bumps" to make his career look like a whoops section
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colintrax 11/2/2016 3:22pm
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I was pretty estatic to lift my arm above my head yesterday. Been making a big fuss about it all day Grinning
But really, all the top guys have had some bad injuries. Career ending injuries in most other sports.
Still, I think CP and that pastrami guy are pretty high up there. Oh also Craig.

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Excaliburbmx 11/2/2016 3:36pm
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David Bailey took one of the worst injuries this side of death only to comeback and be a winner in iron man.

What an incredible feat by any human
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Phillip_Lamb 11/2/2016 4:06pm
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Superdave19 wrote:
Who overcame the worst?- IMO, two guys come to mind- Doug Henry, and Pourcel.

do you mean overcame THE worst injury and returned? or overcame an injury to have a better career?

Doug Henry would have to be the biggest name on that board as he came back to pioneer the 400 and win a sx race and the 98 MX title.

Pourcel also recovering and almost winning the 09 and 10 mx titles

Kdub is another. He broke his femur but his biggest demon was in his head, and he managed to overcome and have a really solid career on the back half/
inthebadboycorner 11/2/2016 4:21pm
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Excaliburbmx wrote:
David Bailey took one of the worst injuries this side of death only to comeback and be a winner in iron man. What an incredible feat...
David Bailey took one of the worst injuries this side of death only to comeback and be a winner in iron man.

What an incredible feat by any human
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Homey55 11/2/2016 4:35pm
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I think Windham had one of the best come backs. I'm not saying he had the worst injury but, I think he came back with the best outlook, completely turned his image around and became a fan favorite. Respect to any rider coming back from injury though, it must be extremely mentally challenging to come back from any injury and pick up at a pro pace.
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GuyB wrote:
Trey, Windham, Pourcel, they're all up there.
i was gonna say Kdub. it almost gave him a refresher on his career.
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BMR179 11/3/2016 4:52am
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Greg Albertyn. If I remember correctly, he broke his femur early in SX and came back to win the outdoor title that same year. That right there is a hell of a comeback in less than 5 months.
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Edmund246 11/3/2016 5:13am
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Josh Hill, he never regained his full form after his flip accident but his leg injuries and all of the complications were gnarly. To comeback and still be competitive after 2-3 years off the bike is pretty impressive. I still have a hard time watching that video....
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Turbojez 11/3/2016 5:29am
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That's a great list, some amazing people up there ^^^.
All things considered I'd add Herlings to that list. The guy comes back stronger every single time he hurts himself.
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hillbilly 11/3/2016 7:00am
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Ya'll got moto list for sure but one I remember not moto was Ernie irvan.

Hit the wall so hard his eyeball popped out and brain busted came back to win.

I was at Yates shop the weekend he got out the hospital and hung out. He was so screwed up I figured him done.

Had to throw that in because he gives helmets to drivers now with a son racing.

Good dude.
Muscle-Milk-KTM 11/3/2016 8:22am
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BMR179 wrote:
Greg Albertyn. If I remember correctly, he broke his femur early in SX and came back to win the outdoor title that same year. That right...
Greg Albertyn. If I remember correctly, he broke his femur early in SX and came back to win the outdoor title that same year. That right there is a hell of a comeback in less than 5 months.
Not sure Albertyn broke his leg but Pichon definitely snapped his femur, really nasty watching him drag his leg off the track.
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motomike137 11/3/2016 9:54am
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Bob Hannah could make the list. If I recall his leg was pretty well destroyed in his water skiing accident.
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motomike137 11/3/2016 9:56am
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hillbilly wrote:
Ya'll got moto list for sure but one I remember not moto was Ernie irvan. Hit the wall so hard his eyeball popped out and brain...
Ya'll got moto list for sure but one I remember not moto was Ernie irvan.

Hit the wall so hard his eyeball popped out and brain busted came back to win.

I was at Yates shop the weekend he got out the hospital and hung out. He was so screwed up I figured him done.

Had to throw that in because he gives helmets to drivers now with a son racing.

Good dude.
Swervie Irvan was a badass!

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