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stage 1

Buenos Aires (Victoria) > Cordoba

Quotes

Robby Gordon: "I was not ready for such rain"
"Honnestly, we were not ready for this kind of weather condition, for this rain. It was raining cats and dogs. We were moving very, very slowly. I am sure Sainz did not get that much rain given the gap between us.... [more]

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Focus, Snippets

In Argentina, the Dakar is a superstar!
Under sunny skies and amidst a hustle and bustle of activity, the Argentine authorities held a particularly dynamic and responsible press conference. As the 3rd South American... [more]

The streets of Buenos Aires pay tribute to the Dakar
New Year's Day. Summer holidays. Unbearable heat. However, the inhabitants in and around Buenos Aires did not hesitate. Over a million people came, and for many of them, it is... [more]

live timing

special n° 1	bike	quad	car	truck
1st start (GMT-3)	10:00	10:00	12:28	15:33
1st start (GMT-3)	Number of participants
start	170	30	140	67
left	169	30	139	65
cp 1	168	29	136	61
cp 2	167	29	138	62
cp 3	153	28	133	56
arrival	168	28	138	63

Ranking

Stage

	N°	Name
bike	2	Cyril DESPRES (FRA)
quad	251	Josef MACHACEK (CZE)
car	300	Carlos SAINZ (ESP)
truck	500	Vladimir CHAGIN (RUS)

Overall

	N°	Name
bike	2	Cyril DESPRES (FRA)
quad	251	Josef MACHACEK (CZE)
car	300	Carlos SAINZ (ESP)
truck	500	Vladimir CHAGIN (RUS)

STARTERS

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WITHDRAWALS

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Stage report

Faria on a roll…Sainz right on time...

The Portuguese rider achieves the uncommon performance of getting his second consecutive stage victory in the first day of race of the 2011 edition of the Personal Dakar Argentina Chile! Ruben Faria, the winner of the 14th and last stage in 2010, started this year’s raid with a victory… ahead of three other KTM riders. In the car category, Carlos... [more]