Posted Fri, 01/08/2010 - 00:02 by benhill
Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves (BMW) was forced to withdraw today from the Dakar
after a rough fall left him with a broken collarbone at km 195 of today’s special stage.
Marc Coma was on the attack today again after his misfortunes in previous days which had left him an hour and sixteen minutes behind in the overall standings. He finished the day by winning the stage by 10:34 ahead of Despres. He seems to be moving back to the top.
Stage Results:
Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 16:27 by benhill
Between km 339 and 402 it appears that Marc Coma had some bike trouble and has fallen behind by 37 minutes. Cyril Despres had the lead at km 402 (250 miles) but now Contardo is shown as finishing one minute and 30 seconds ahead of Despres. Contardo is on the Aprilia. Jonah Street was shown at 12th place at km 402.
UPDATE: Just learned that David Casteu (Sherco) suffered a severly broken leg and was unable to activate his beacon. David Fretigne came along and stayed with Casteu until the helicopter arrived.
Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 01:52 by benhill
Marc Coma was back on the move today in a stage that most competitors likened to the stages in Mauritania.
He finished 2:04 ahead of Casteu on his Sherco. Despres came in 3:14 behind Coma. Jonah Street finished 15th
on the stage. There were five different marques in the top ten today with the Sherco, Yamaha, Aprilia, and BMW
among the six KTMs.
Stage results:
Posted Mon, 01/04/2010 - 20:10 by vsliker
"It was a really African like stage: physically tough with the heat, soft dunes and mechanical aspects to deal with. The bike suffered a bit on the first part, so I had to look after the engine. I tried to ride at a cooler pace for the last 80km." - Despres, courtesy Dakar
Posted Mon, 01/04/2010 - 19:41 by benhill
KTM won the stage today as Cyril Despres was in fine form. His performance today catapulted him into the overall lead 10:03 ahead of Casteu. Jonah Street finished eighth and is now standing at sixth place overall. Marc Coma's penalty from stage 2 is still holding him back in the overall standings. Preliminary reports indicate that Jordi Villadoms crashed "heavily" and was taken by helicopter to the medical unit at the bivouac. He was forced to withdraw.
Todays Stage results:
Posted Sun, 01/03/2010 - 23:56 by benhill
David Fretigne won stage two by 43 minutes on a Yamaha 450. David Casteu was second on the Sherco. Marc Coma received a 22 minute penalty for speeding and finished third. Jonah Street finished 11th. Overall standings now stand with Casteu, Despres, Fretigne at 1,2,3 and Jonah Street in 10th.
Posted Sun, 01/03/2010 - 22:44 by vsliker
Dakar 2010 is like no other Dakar before.....
Posted Sun, 01/03/2010 - 21:29 by benhill
David Casteu leads the 2010 Dakar after winning stage one on a Sherco bike!
Posted Sat, 01/02/2010 - 10:12 by vsliker
2010 Motorcycle Facts and Figures
Total number of entrants in the motorcycle category: 156
Total number of nations entering in the motorcycle category: 34
Total number of motorcycle manufacturers: 10
Posted Tue, 12/15/2009 - 04:17 by vsliker
"They might be able to limit the air intake of our KTM 690 rally engines with performance-limiting restrictors, but they cannot put a limit on our experience, our professionalism or our drive. We want to win!" - Cyril Despres
