Saul Raisin: from severe head injury to triathlete

April 2006. Saul Raisin was on in full sprint in the final stretch of the first stage in Circuit de la Sarthe in northern France when he crashed his bike. Suffered severe head trauma and went into coma. His family was advised to expect the worst. 6 days later, Saul woke up paralyzed on his left side and with no memory of what happened. 

Neurologists were surprised that someone with his brain damage could survive. Yet survived Saul did. Not only that, he was riding a stationary bike 3 months after that. He trained himself to cycle and run. In 2007, he competed in the US Professional time Trial championship. He finished last, but was triumphant! 

In spite of his recovery, Saul was medically banned from competing in pro-cycling, and turned to triathlon instead. He now set his sights on the Hawaii Ironman.

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