Tag: Dakar Rally
Yamaha Dominated Dakar Quad Class
For the second year in a row Yamaha dominated the Quad category of the Dakar rally, sweeping the final podium and claiming every stage of the 9000km trek through Argentina, Chile and Peru. Alejandro Patronelli defended his crown ahead of his brother Marcos and fellow Argentine Tomas Maffei. The winner headed the stage time sheets [...]
Paulo Goncalves Hit With Six Hour Penalty After Controversial Move By Cyril Despres
Team Husqvarna’s hopes in the Dakar rally are all but over after the governing body behind the race handed out a massive penalty to one of its riders. Penalties are a pretty big part of Dakar, and even top riders like Marc Coma and Cyril Despres have been slapped with 15-minute violations during the race. [...]
Cyril Despres Takes Day 11 At Dakar
Cyril Despres had another good day at the Dakar rally, beating his chief rival Marc Coma by more than two minutes and extending his lead in the race overall to nearly two-and-a-half. Despres and Marc Coma are the only two riders who really have a shot of winning at this point, and many of the [...]
Joan Barreda Wins Dakar Stage 10
The Dakar rally is always exciting, but this year’s race has really been a back-and-forth between KTM riders Cyril Despres and Marc Coma. Thus, fans were excited to see a new stage winner emerge on the tenth day of racing, when Spaniard Husqvarna rider Joan Barreda beat both riders. Barreda won his first stage ever, [...]
Cyril Despres Regains The Lead
Just one day after getting stuck in the mud and surrendering his lead at the Dakar Rally to rival Marc Coma, Cyril Despres was able to put in a strong ninth day of riding and regain the lead. Coma and Despres are far out in front of the rest of the pack in terms of [...]
Cyril Despres Gets Stuck In Mud, Marc Coma Takes The Lead
The Dakar Rally is always entertaining due to its length and the fact that almost anything can happen. Eight days into the race, it’s been a duel at the top between Cyril Despres and Marc Coma. In the latest stage, Coma came out on top when Despres had a stroke of bad luck. Coma went [...]
Mark Coma Leads Dakar After Day Two
It’s only two days into the 2012 Dakar rally, but last year’s champion Marc Coma is already on top after taking the lead from Day One winner Francisco Lopez during a thrilling Stage Two. Coma, who rides for KTM, started the day 14 seconds behind Lopez, but built up a large lead by the end [...]
KTM Celebrates Fantastic Tenth Consecutive Dakar Rally Victory
KTM on Saturday wrote another chapter in its history when the sports motorcycle market leaders celebrated taking its tenth consecutive Dakar Rally title. The race was won in heroic style by Marc Coma closely followed by Cyril Despres, who between them have taken the past six Dakar titles for the Austrian brand. The victory also [...]
American takes Dakar stage
America hasn’t had a strong showing at this year’s Dakar rally, as much of the race has been dominated by Spaniard Marc Coma and Frenchman Cyril Despres. But the U.S. got a small victory today when American Jonah Street was able to take home the fastest time in the ninth stage of the rally. Street [...]
New leader in Dakar
The Dakar rally has crossed from Argentina to Chile, and with the change in country comes a change at the top, as Marc Coma has overtaken Cyril Despres for first place on the overall leaderboard. Despres opened the Dakar Rally by winning the first two stages, and – for a brief moment – it looked [...]
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