Best injured rider comeback

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Ranman68 5/21/2019 1:53am
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David Bailey.
Looking at all he has accomplished after being permanantly paralyzed from the waist down, it's pretty damn amazing.
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How is RV not mentioned? Destroys his leg and comes back to win 4 supercross titles in a row.
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BigMunster 5/21/2019 3:38am
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ATKpilot99 wrote:
Christophe Pourcel
woody woodpecker wrote:
Who would downvote this. The guy was paralysed and came back to win his first race back and the SX championship. I'm pretty sure he still...
Who would downvote this. The guy was paralysed and came back to win his first race back and the SX championship. I'm pretty sure he still had to piss into a bag for a long time.
There's alot of fuckwits out there Woody,Pourcel had so much talent. He was French so what!
Does it matter where he came from, He made a huge comeback.. Great Frenchy.

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Chrisophe Pourcel
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Toby Price.
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Henry or Pourcels, both equally devistating injuries and both came back to win titles.

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Greg Albertyn. If my memory serves me correctly, he broke his femur early in SX and came back the same year and won the national series. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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1) Roczen
2) Villopoto
3) Pastrana

I’m saying these are the best for what they actually accomplished after their injury’s
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ktm 125 wrote:
pourcel had the most severe injury and struggled to be back again. he won 2 titles and almost won another 2 so its a great comeback...
pourcel had the most severe injury and struggled to be back again. he won 2 titles and almost won another 2 so its a great comeback. his attitude stoped him from winning more.
on the other gand everts was considered semi retired at the start of 00's. in 97 as reigning champion he collapsed and lost the title to tortelli in the last race in my country greece. at 98 and 99 he broke his knee at the beggining of the seasons. in 2000 he signed with husqvarna to ride an all new and and not so reliable 4 stroke. this time he broke his arm. and then he signed to yamaha and won 6 straight titles!
It was not only his "attitude" that kept him away from winning another championship. He had problems with his body after the injury. He could not train the way he wanted to and had major stomach pain and even problem eating. Pourcel is not a person that speaks loudly about his problems but they were there. Also the mental "problem" after such an injury. Thats why he would not go fast in the races when the track got gnarly and dangerous. He just didnt feel safe. When he felt safe, he still was the fastest guy on the track.

But Pourcel is on the top of the list of comebacks. Man he was in such a bad place... also got addicted to very strong painmeds and as i recall, had to be in rehab for that.
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Mr. CrossUp 5/21/2019 3:53pm
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...if Hunter Lawrence can ride again, I think I might vote for him for best come back after a injury. That foot peg to the butt looked pretty painful. Just saying.
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...be strong my friend.

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Josh Hill after his backflip attempt?
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Reading through this thread is a reminder of how much we should appreciate the sheer badassary of these racers and what they go through in a career.
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ktm 125 wrote:
pourcel had the most severe injury and struggled to be back again. he won 2 titles and almost won another 2 so its a great comeback...
pourcel had the most severe injury and struggled to be back again. he won 2 titles and almost won another 2 so its a great comeback. his attitude stoped him from winning more.
on the other gand everts was considered semi retired at the start of 00's. in 97 as reigning champion he collapsed and lost the title to tortelli in the last race in my country greece. at 98 and 99 he broke his knee at the beggining of the seasons. in 2000 he signed with husqvarna to ride an all new and and not so reliable 4 stroke. this time he broke his arm. and then he signed to yamaha and won 6 straight titles!
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It was not only his "attitude" that kept him away from winning another championship. He had problems with his body after the injury. He could not...
It was not only his "attitude" that kept him away from winning another championship. He had problems with his body after the injury. He could not train the way he wanted to and had major stomach pain and even problem eating. Pourcel is not a person that speaks loudly about his problems but they were there. Also the mental "problem" after such an injury. Thats why he would not go fast in the races when the track got gnarly and dangerous. He just didnt feel safe. When he felt safe, he still was the fastest guy on the track.

But Pourcel is on the top of the list of comebacks. Man he was in such a bad place... also got addicted to very strong painmeds and as i recall, had to be in rehab for that.
youre right but despite all pourcel was a tough character to get with before and after the accident. either way he lost 2 titles that were his until the last race. im sure herlings will be on this list just like stewart coming back from injuries and won at first try!
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ktm 125 wrote:
pourcel had the most severe injury and struggled to be back again. he won 2 titles and almost won another 2 so its a great comeback...
pourcel had the most severe injury and struggled to be back again. he won 2 titles and almost won another 2 so its a great comeback. his attitude stoped him from winning more.
on the other gand everts was considered semi retired at the start of 00's. in 97 as reigning champion he collapsed and lost the title to tortelli in the last race in my country greece. at 98 and 99 he broke his knee at the beggining of the seasons. in 2000 he signed with husqvarna to ride an all new and and not so reliable 4 stroke. this time he broke his arm. and then he signed to yamaha and won 6 straight titles!
Sideways wrote:
It was not only his "attitude" that kept him away from winning another championship. He had problems with his body after the injury. He could not...
It was not only his "attitude" that kept him away from winning another championship. He had problems with his body after the injury. He could not train the way he wanted to and had major stomach pain and even problem eating. Pourcel is not a person that speaks loudly about his problems but they were there. Also the mental "problem" after such an injury. Thats why he would not go fast in the races when the track got gnarly and dangerous. He just didnt feel safe. When he felt safe, he still was the fastest guy on the track.

But Pourcel is on the top of the list of comebacks. Man he was in such a bad place... also got addicted to very strong painmeds and as i recall, had to be in rehab for that.
ktm 125 wrote:
youre right but despite all pourcel was a tough character to get with before and after the accident. either way he lost 2 titles that were...
youre right but despite all pourcel was a tough character to get with before and after the accident. either way he lost 2 titles that were his until the last race. im sure herlings will be on this list just like stewart coming back from injuries and won at first try!
Yes he will.
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ATKpilot99 wrote:
Christophe Pourcel
woody woodpecker wrote:
Who would downvote this. The guy was paralysed and came back to win his first race back and the SX championship. I'm pretty sure he still...
Who would downvote this. The guy was paralysed and came back to win his first race back and the SX championship. I'm pretty sure he still had to piss into a bag for a long time.
BigMunster wrote:
There's alot of fuckwits out there Woody,Pourcel had so much talent. He was French so what! Does it matter where he came from, He made a...
There's alot of fuckwits out there Woody,Pourcel had so much talent. He was French so what!
Does it matter where he came from, He made a huge comeback.. Great Frenchy.
I’ve never seen anyone like Pourcel. People rave about James, and rightly so. But watching CP, looking like he’s on a sighting lap, blow by a great like Dungey ..... just amazing. Can’t think of a more gifted rider.
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motomike137 5/22/2019 6:19am
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The Hurricane would be right in the mix. He destroyed his leg and came to win many races.
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Tomac's double shoulder injury can't be ignored. He came back to basically be the country's #1 rider and win multiple championships in very short time.
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rossi46 wrote:
Doug Henry. End of thread.
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Nick_Lalanne 5/22/2019 11:34am
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woudnt Canard being landed on be worth mentioning? Until Roczen i feel it was the most current return from major injury.
devindavisphoto 5/22/2019 12:52pm
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I agree with Doug Henry, but Trey Canard has to be mentioned with the string of injuries he had back to back and being able to come back better than ever each and every time he got injured.
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Motocrossjunky wrote:
Peick next year
I'm doubtful we will ever see him line up again.
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Yup, Pourcel and Henry.
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kb228 wrote:
How is RV not mentioned? Destroys his leg and comes back to win 4 supercross titles in a row.
He definitely came back incredibly stronger!
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seventeen 5/22/2019 5:27pm
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rossi46 wrote:
Doug Henry. End of thread.
THIS...Shattered back 95' and Two broken arms 97' ...gets my vote for grittiest dude...
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devindavisphoto wrote:
I agree with Doug Henry, but Trey Canard has to be mentioned with the string of injuries he had back to back and being able to...
I agree with Doug Henry, but Trey Canard has to be mentioned with the string of injuries he had back to back and being able to come back better than ever each and every time he got injured.
Canard never came back to win championships...I am a huge fan of Trey but he does note rate against Henry's return...

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