stage 9 - Monday 15 January 2007 | Tichit - Néma
- Special 494 km
- Connection 3 km
- Total 497 km
Press Releases
One single mistake is enough
Between Tichit and Nema, Marc Coma strategically managed his lead in the overall rankings by driving without rushing on top of the race during the 494km of today’s special stage. But it’s amateur biker Janis Vinters, who started 21st this morning, who gave Latvia its first victory in a special stage of the rally. In the car category, team Volkswagen has...
Breaking news
19:49 - car - 193 vehicles made it through the special stage
At 18h30 GMT, 121 bikes, 57 cars and 15 trucks had made it through the ninth special stage and were heading to or had already arrived at the bivouac in Nema, the finishing point of this ninth stage.
19:47 - truck - Stage 9 summary
19:46 - car - Stage 9 summary
19:45 - bike - Stage 9 summary
17:36 - truck - Van Ginkel provisional winner of the stage
17:33 - bike - Deckers waiting for broom truck
Portraits of the day
Marc Coma (ESP - KTM Repsol – 3rd) - 1
It was a long stage again today. 500km of very technical and physically demanding special stage in the beginning....
Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA – Mitsubishi – 2nd) - 302
We had mixed emotions when we saw De Villiers’ car on fire. Of course it’s important for the overall rankings...
Wulfert Van Ginkel (HOL - Ginaf – Winner) - 513
It’s my first stage victory on the Dakar with the truck we are building ourselves. It’s a great day. Ginaf is...
Portraits of the day
car
Rafael Lesmes: “The Dakar is still a human adventure but it is more professional than ever.”
“We cannot do anything crazy with our car. It’s a barely modified Nissan Navarra T2-2. We put a 200l tank in...
Standings
Standings
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