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In 2008, Matti took a wrong move during a race, fell, and broke both of his wrists. The fractures were so severe that doctors needed to cut all the way around the wrists in order to reconstruct them. It was thought he would never ride again, but 12 screws, three metal plates and three pins later, Matti defied the odds, got back on his bike, signed a new contract with Evil bikes and rode the 2009 season. Before the setback, the Finnish rider had taken the junior European championship title in 2003 at the age 19. He had finished in the top-10 in the downhill world cup between 2002-2004 and in 2006 became the first ever Finnish mountain bike rider to win a World cup event.

Website: www.mattilehikoinen.com