Mickaël Pichon

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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. He competed in the 250cc motocross world championship, which is now called MX1. He also won this World Championship twice, in 2001 and in 2002. In total, Pichon won 36 Grand Prix races.

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 June 2006, Pichon decided to put an end to his international career and only take part in smaller races.

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