His heart stopped twice. The famous “light at the end of the tunnel”, he saw it. But every time, he came back. Hit by a car while helping stranded motorists on January 29, 2025 in Reims (Marne), Mathieu Baumel had his right leg amputated. Quadruple winner of the Dakar, the rally co-driver then began a long reconstruction with a single objective in mind: the Dakar 2026. This Saturday, he will start, alongside Belgian Guillaume de Mévius. An incredible feat and a lesson in resilience that he tells with a smile and serenity.
Does this Dakar 2026, eleven months after your accident, have a special flavor?
