Provisional standings after Stage 12 SUNDERLAND, Sam (GBR) WALKNER, Matthias (AUT) +00:05 FARRES, Guell Gerard (ESP) VAN BEVEREN, Adrien (FRA) – VAN BEVEREN, Adrien (FRA) +01:00 BARREDA BORT, Joan (ESP) +58:01 GONÇALVES, Paulo (PRT) +48:20 RENET, Pierre Alexandre (FRA) – CAIMI, Franco (ARG) +01hour:05m:00s RODRIGUES, Helder (PRT) +00hour:00m:27s RODRIGUES Joaquim (PRT) – 18. SMITH, Todd […]
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Once again on top form, Joan Barreda picked up his fourth stage victory but will not be able to prevent Sam Sunderland from winning his first title on the Dakar tomorrow. Focus This was the last opportunity for the competitors to make the difference before a final sprint on Saturday. The start of the special
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From ktmblog.com… As the most demanding rally race in the annual calendar the Dakar Rally requires serious navigational skills, with racers having to find their way through thousands of miles of rugged offroad terrain. The principles of rally navigation are simple – the course is marked on a roll of paper called the roadbook and
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BOOKINGS OPEN FOR GS TOURS: MERRIJIG THIS TUESDAY JAN 17th. Happy New Year from BMW Safari. Here’s to a year full of plenty of rides and motorcycle adventures. Bookings for our first GS Tour open this Tuesday, January 17th. We will be exploring the High Country of Victoria, commencing the ride in Merrijig and concluding
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Michael Metge thwarted all the navigational traps at the start of the stage to win in San Juan, 55 seconds ahead of Joan Barreda, but Sam Sunderland is even more comfortably installed as leader of the bike category. Focus With 449 km of special stage between Chilecito and San Juan as well as only two
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UPDATE: Toby Price has been cleared to return to Australia. He’s travelling with Rod Faggotter. A massive landslide caused by thunderstorms happened this morning at 10.30am on the road used to join the bivouac, 40km north of Jujuy, 160km away from Salta, hitting the village of Volcan. According to the Argentinian civil security, victims are
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With 1 hour and 10 minutes to make up on Sam Sunderland in the general standings, Joan Barreda has to hope for a miracle to win the Dakar, but he needs to start with winning special stages, as he did today in Salta. However, for Sébastien Loeb, his third stage success on the rally allowed
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Smith ran seventh in the stage. Provisional standings after Stage 7 SUNDERLAND, Sam (GBR) QUINTANILLA, Pablo (CHL) +17:45 VAN BEVEREN, Adrien (FRA) +22:16 FARRES, Guell Gerard (ESP) +28:36 WALKNER, Matthias (AUT) +34:17 DE SOULTRAT, Xavier (FRA) +38:33 RENET, Pierre Alexandre (FRA) +01hour:02m:37s GONÇALVES, Paulo (PRT) +01hour:05m:22 BARREDA BORT, Joan (ESP) +01hour:14m:47s DUPLESSIS, Diego Martin (ARG)
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Price was flown to La Paz Hospital in Bolivia in good spirits quickly after been treated by the Dakar Medical Team on the ground. The defending Dakar Rally champion has been diagnosed with a fractured left femur, which later x-rays showed to be broken in four places. Price is now in his 3rd day at
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