N° 259 - TEAM NOMADE RACING ASSISTANCE
Camélia LIPAROTI
LIPAROTI
Camélia
ITA
11/07/1968
160 cm
47 kg
Vehicle
MODEL MAKE
525 XC KTM
RANKING
  1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
Scratch - - - 17 - - - 17 - - - 17 - - - 17 - - - 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Stage - - - 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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« Strong determination first of all »

The winner of the 2009 World Motorbike/Quad Championship for Women, Camelia Liparoti, also finished in second position in the overall Quad classification. Now, the Italian is looking towards the Dakar. Being excluded from the race the day before the end of the 2009 edition, she is determined to remedy that situation in January 2010.

«To finish in the right group … »

« The Dakar is never easy… There are so many parametres that can change the course of the event. I hope to finish the event in the right place. This year the Quad entry list is of a particularly high quality. It is going to be a really good fight, with some top-level battles. I must admit that I am proud today to drive in this category… My only regret is that I will be the only woman taking part in the quad class. »

The Dakar is a demanding race, both physically and mentally. Camelia has never neglected these aspects and she receives plenty of good advice from her "godfather" in the sport, Luc Alphand, who won the Dakar in 2006. « No matter what happens, I will face each day philosophically. I have to be careful and cautious, and always think that the hardest is yet to come… »

Dakar start photos on line: www.maindruphoto.com
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