DAKAR: Day 6 – Al-Attiyah extends lead – for now (+result)
Nasser Al-Attiyah increases lead But only provisionally after missing way point… Nasser Al-Attiyah increased his overall lead more than three-fold on day six of the Dakar Rally – but only after he...
View ArticleDakar: Summary of stage 10
Pending validation by the race stewards Spanish driver Carlos Sainz (VW) wins his 6th stage in this year’s rally raid, his fourth consecutive victory. It is his 15th stage victory in all his Dakar...
View ArticleDakar: Summary of stage 12
Pending validation by race stewarts South-African driver Giniel De Villiers (VW) has won his 3rd stage in the rally. It is the 9th victory out of 11 stages for a Volkswagen driver – 16’17″ ahead of...
View ArticleDakar 2009 is over! (+results)
Coma wins like a conqueror, De Villiers finishes with panache Those used to the Dakar in Africa might still have in mind the last special stage ’just for the fun of it’ on the banks of Lake Rose which...
View ArticleDakar: VW signs Al-Attiyah for defence
Al-Attiyah will join forces with Giniel de Villiers Having been one of the strongest challengers to Volkswagen during the 2009 running of the Dakar Rally. Nasser Al-Attiyah will now form part of the...
View ArticleDakar: Volkswagen a fortress under siege
Now is the time to make it count Last year, the Volkswagen team achieved victory by placing a diesel-powered vehicle on the highest step of the Dakar podium for the first time. Giniel De Villiers, who...
View ArticleDakar: Despres is the boss
Before the day of rest that the Dakar will be spending in Antofagasta on the coast of the Pacific Ocean Cyril Despres wins a stage in which Marc Coma has returned to being his fiercest contender in the...
View ArticleDakar : Stage 10 – Just like at home for Coma
First 2010 stage victory for Carlo Sainz Way behind in the general standings, Marc Coma used the last special stage in Chile, measuring 238 km, to add a line to his roll of honour in the form of a 3rd...
View ArticleDakar: Ullevalsteter nails one
Al-Attiyah is not letting go Norwegian rider Pal-Anders Ullevalseter wins the Santa Rosa stage; it is his first Dakar stage victory in any Dakar. He also gets to second place in the general standings....
View ArticleDakar: A shortened 273 km special stage
Carlos Sainz now 21 minutes ahead of Peterhansel Chilean rider Francisco Lopez managed – with his Aprilia bike – to achieve best time for the first time this year, which brings him slightly closer to...
View ArticleDamaged limited for Coma
Unlimited damage for Carlos Sainz The 11th special of the Personal Argentina-Chile Dakar 2011, 370 km long and divided into two parts, smiled on Cyril Despres. The Frenchman’s objective was to regain...
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