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Dakar 2009 Argentina- Chile Stage 13
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.
Dakar 2009 Argentina-Chile Stage 12
Stage 12 from Fiambala to La Rioja started as planned with only a minor course adjustment shortening the stage by 30km and Cyril Despres took the win but was followed closely by Marc Coma who took second place and a surprise third place finisher was Farres Guell who finished only four seconds ahead of David Casteu.
David Fretigne overcame a serious oil leak problem to remain third in the overall standings. With just two days of riding left, Fretigne has lost 10:28 that has left him 1:33:55 behind Coma.
Jordi Viladoms lost his fourth place in the overall standings after making a navigational mistake but is seventh overall.
Coma remains atop the overall standings with 1:29:48
Source | dakar
Dakar 2009 Argentina- Chile Stage 10
Heavy fog caused a delay and a course modification in Stage 10 of the Dakar Rally, however riders still faced one of the longest and most difficult routes that took them though the desert of Atacama.
Spanish rider Jordi Viladoms, on a KTM, won the 10th stage of the Rally. Viladoms finished 1min 06sec ahead of rider Alain Duclos (KTM) and 8:29 ahead of Portuguese biker Helder Rodriguez, also on a KTM.
Jordi Viladoms took the win after the early leaders went in the wrong direction. Spain’s Marc Coma made a navigational error and got lost, a mistake causing the leaders to go on a 23 km loop to get back on course allowing late starters to benefit. This allowed Viladoms, Alain Duclos, and Helder Rodrigues to the top three spots and the second stage win for Viladoms in his Dakar career.
Dakar 2009 Argentina-Chile Stage 9
In the 449 kilometre special stage between La Serena and Coplapo, KTM rider Frans Verhoeven won the 9th stage, taking his second stage win in the 2009 Dakar. Verhoeven started 33rd ahead of David Frétigné at three minutes and nine seconds, with local hero Francisco “Chaleco” Lopez third at 3:40. Coma, on the Repsol KTM, came home in fourth place trailing the leader by just 4:59, and factory teammate Cyril Despres, on the Red Bull KTM, was fifth at 6:03.
Having won his first special stage on a Dakar during the 5th stage, American Jonah Street (KTM) decided, as a precautionary measure, to not take starter’s orders for the 9th stage due to a very painful injury to one of his wrists.
Provisional overall standings after stage nine:
1. Marc Coma, Spain, KTM
2. David Fretigne, France, Yamaha
3. Cyril Despres, France, KTM
4. Francisco Lopez, Chile, KTM
5. Jordi Viladoms, Spain, KTM
6. Helder Rodrigues, Portugal, KTM
7. David Casteu, France, KTM
8. Frans Verhofen, Netherlands, KTM
9. Pal Anders Ullevalseter, Norway, KTM
10. Henk Knuiman, Netherlands, KTM
Source | eurosport
Dakar 2009 Argentina-Chile Stage 8
After a much needed rest on Saturaday, yesterday the bikers took off on the 294 kilometre stage 8 between Valparaiso and La Serena, with Cyril Despres coming home first on his Red Bull KTM. Followed closely by Spain’s Marc Coma who finished second only 1’49 behind Despres, the reigning winner overtook Chile’s Francisco Lopez who finished third, 2’56 behind Despres and climbs to seventh overall
David Fretigne on his Yamaha WR450F lost almost 16 minutes on Sunday with a sixth-place result. Jonah Street dropped over 34 minutes on the lead pace finishing 29th and falling two places in the overall standings to fourth.
Dakar 2009 Argentina-Chile Stages 6 and 7
Dakar organisers decided to reduce the distance of the timed section on Stage 6 following a very difficult Stage 5 and complications caused by a flooded river ford on the original course. Competitors therefore ended the stage in the village of La Junta at the foot of the Andes.
Following a close duel through the dunes with Street and Lopez, starting eigth Frenchman Cyril Despres left his tyre troubles behind him and crossed the line two minutes ahead of Marc Coma, winning his first stage.
Stage 7 was won by Chilean rider, Francisco Lopez riding a KTM took the first stage win of his career yesterday and it couldn’t have been better timed as the event crossed into Chile, his home country, for the first time.
Dakar Rider dies from pulmonary edema
Yamaha motorcycle rider Pascal Terry has died in the legandary 2009 Dakar Argentina-Chile Rally. The body was found after the fourth stage, but the French rider had been missing since Sunday’s second stage that took place between Santa Rosa and Puerto Madrid.
Terry had notified race organisers on Sunday that he had run out of gas on his Yamaha but it was believed he rejoined the rally with the help of another competitor, further efforts to contact Terry failed and search operations were launched without any success.
Satellite tracking eventually showed his bike stopped. His emergency signal was picked up by race officials in Paris but Argentine organizers weren’t notified until Monday morning, when a search was launched. Rescuers had a difficult time because of the dense bush and was found between Abramo and Cuchillo Co, about 190 kilometers (120 miles) south of Santa Rosa.
Argentina-Chile Dakar
The Dakar rally, will go for the first time to South America in 2009. During the last thirty years, the race earned its legendary reputation in Africa that helped it grow and become one of the major events of the international calendar.
The 9000 kilometer-long rally will be held January 3-18 and use the city of Buenos Aires as its start and finish line. 530 teams will take off from Buenos Aires: 230 motorcycless, 30 quads, 188 cars and 82 trucks, representing 49 nationalities.
The Dakar exists above all because of a longing for discovery and a capacity to confront the unknown. By crossing the ocean, the rally is ready for an experience that is true to its values and temperament. 100 % Dakar. It is the quality of the challenge offered to the competitors with one idea always in mind: human adventure, extreme adveture.
Argentina and Chile have all the ingredients for a fantastic Dakar in terms of its varied topography and the beauty of the landscapes.
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