My name is Mikkola Leducq. I'm French. I was born on march 22th, 1982. As
you can read it (believe it or not), my first name is Mikkola and I’m proud of it. My father blessed me this name because of former world champion motocross Heikki Mikkola. Unfortunately, I never had the joy to see him racing. My father is a biker for more than 35 years. And in the 70's, like everyone who enjoyed motocross, he was a hughe fan of Heikki Mikkola. That's why, when i was born, in 1982, he called me Mikkola. I don't know if I'm the only Mikkola in France but I'm very proud to have this first name. And off course, I have to spell my first name very often and I have to explain the story about it over and over again throughout many years!
So, in France, at least where I go, I talk about Heikki Mikkola, this great champion, who gave me my first name and who will follow me for the rest my life.