The 2012 Dakar Rally is just a few weeks away. On New Years Day, the best off-road riders in the world will gather in South America to take on the legendary Dakar Rally. The two-week race is one of the most grueling on the planet and only the most talented racers will cross the finish [...]
The AMA, BSB, MotoGP, WSBK, and MX racers are all done for the 2011 season. As sad as that is, it also means that the 2012 Dakar Rally is almost here. The 2012 Dakar Rally will kick off on New Years Day, and the Husqvarna Rallye Team is ready for the challenge. Close to 200 [...]
The 2012 Dakar Rally is still about 8 months away, but riders in this year’s rally just got a look at the new route. The 2012 Dakar Rally will start in Mar del Plata in Argentina, and travel more than 3000 miles to end the race in Lima, Peru. One big change to this year’s [...]
For more than a decade of Dakar Rally racing, there has only been one name at the top, KTM. KTM has captured the last 10 Dakar Rally victories, with Marc Coma and Cyril Despres earning victory for the last 6 years. Marc Coma won his third Dakar Rally this year, bringing KTM an impressive 10th [...]
Mark Coma earned another Dakar Rally win today, beating out his rival Cyril Despres by more than 15 minutes. Despres and Coma have won the last 6 Dakar Rally victories, claiming three apiece. Here are some quotes from the final day of the 2011 Dakar. Juan Pedrero: “Really, really happy” I am really happy. We [...]
For the past few days, Cyril Despres has been waiting for Marc Coma to make a mistake. But that mistake never came. Coma had a near flawless 2011 Dakar, and was able to capture his third career title. Coma started with a 16 minute lead ahead of Despres, so the big challenge of the stage [...]
The penultimate stage of Dakar Rally saw Cyril Despres desperately trying to cut into Marc Coma’s lead. But despite Despres’ valiant efforts, he could not hold off a confident Coma. Coma claimed the stage victory today, practically assuring his third Dakar Rally win. Here are some quotes from the 12th stage of the Dakar Rally. [...]
When Cyril Despres took off this morning from San Juan, he had fifteen minutes separating himself from the leader of the 2011 Dakar Rally, Marc Coma. It was a lead that Despres would not be able to earn back on his own. He needed for Coma to make a mistake. “I had to go on [...]
Today, Cyril Despres was able to cut a little into Marc Coma’s lead. If it wasn’t for an unfortunate navigation mistake yesterday, Despres would be right up with his KTM rival. Instead, Despres still has a lot of work to do if he wants to make up the 15 minutes that he now trails Coma [...]
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