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'A new career as a professional grimacer awaits' – Ronan Augé suffering facial paralysis after horror crash at Tour de Langkawi

Unibet-Rose Rockets cyclist Ronan Augé is still hospitalized in Malaysia nearly three weeks after a severe accident during stage six of the Tour de Langkawi. The 22-year-old Frenchman, who previously spent 24 hours in a chemically induced coma, disclosed that right-sided facial nerve damage has left half of his face paralyzed alongside multiple fractures including his skull, ribs, tibia, elbow, and cervical spine, plus a punctured lung.

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