“90% chance of being paralyzed, 50% of dying”: cyclist Nicolas Debeaumarché recounts his miraculous recovery

This Monday, Nicolas Debeaumarché, the Cofidis team rider, completed a 125 km outing around Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire) with 3,800 m of elevation gain. And it's already an absolute victory for him. Six months ago, an almost banal fall, but where he crashed against a concrete wall, should have sent him to the morgue or to a wheelchair. He only had a 10% chance of coming out of it unscathed. He agreed to tell us about his Stations of the Cross, where the term miracle is not incongruous. In a few weeks, Debeaumarché will line up in a professional race. In one piece. Alive.