Heavy rain altered stage 13 which ran over 220km instead of 324km, and was the sixth stage to be amended in the 2009 race which is making its debut in South America.

France’s Cyril Despres, riding a KTM, on Friday won the 13th and penultimate stage of the Dakar Rally, his fifth stage win of the rally, Despres took the win with a time of 2h 33m 35s finishing 1m 45s ahead of Coma while extending his slender advantage over Yamaha mounted David Fretigne in third.

David Fretigne, on a Yamaha, was third on Friday, (2:37), and third overall at 1hr 34min 47sec off the pace.

Francisco Lopez’s was forced to withdraw due to a fall that heavily damaged his bike, but did not suffer any injuries during the crash.

Stage 13 results

1. Cyril Despres KTM 2hrs 33m 35s
2. Marc Coma KTM +0hrs 1m 45s
3. Davide Fretigne Yamaha +0hrs 2m 37s
4. Jordi Viladoms KTM +0hrs 3m 52s
5. David Casteu KTM +0hrs 3m 55s

Overall results after stage 13:

1. Marc Coma KTM 50hrs 26m 50s
2. Cyril Despres KTM +1hrs 28m 03s
3. Davide Fretigne Yamaha +1hrs 34m 47s
4. David Casteu KTM +2hrs 18m 23s
5. Helder Rodriges KTM +2hrs 27m 17s

Source | dakar

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