I was about to post a really good article about the Paris-Dakar Rally... unfortunately, i clicked something wrong and the entire article DISAPPEARED! WTF!
The Paris-Dakar rally (aka Dakar Rally as it doesn't have to start in Paris) is one of the most extreme races in the world. It's a rally, so as they go, it runs across six countries. It starts at Lisbon (Portugal), then through Spain, Mauritania, Morocco, then ends in, where else, Dakar (Senegal). This is a 15 day (Jan 6 to 15 2007)race with only one day rest period. The sched.
This annual race was established by a French guy (Thierry Sabine) for cars. A few years back, motorcycles and large trucks. This year: 88 Large Trucks, 187 automobiles and 250 motorcycles raced in the 2007 Dakar Rally. Of all these riders, only 40% will make it to the finish line. I don't blame them as this is a 5,000 mile run through rock, sand, riverbed and potholed roads. This year, there are two deaths (one accident and the other a heart attack, yikes).
The winner this year is *drumroll* CYRIL DEPRES (Dakar 2005 winner).
Depres: winner of the Dakar Rally 07 motorcycle division
Woohoo...
He clocked in for about 51 hours, 36 minutes, 53 seconds, ahead of the next rider by 34 mins. He rode on board a KTM off road, an ausie manufacturer.
KTM article coming up tomorrow.
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