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Dakar 2011

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Laia Sanz: “I'm on cloud nine” (moto) (dossard 044)
“I feel great. I'm very happy. The last two days have been incredible, with the finish, the podium ceremony – I've been dreaming about it. It's impressive, I've heard so much about it. In the end, it's what I... [more]

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Focus, Snippets

Al-Attiyah's route to the top
“He is very fast”, already said Marc Bartholomé in 2004 to describe the discrete Qatari driver he was asked to copilot for for his first Dakar participation. At the end of... [more]

A change in the Emilie Poucan Prize winner: François Flamand triumphs
Following deliberations, the jury for the Emilie Poucan Prize – which rewards the best photo on the Dakar – initially chose a photo by Stéphane Mantey (from French daily... [more]

Ranking 2011

Car

Pos.	N°	Name
1	302	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT)
2	308	DE VILLIERS (ZAF)
3	300	SAINZ (ESP)

Truck

Pos.	N°	Name
1	500	CHAGIN (RUS)
2	502	KABIROV (RUS)
3	512	NIKOLAEV (RUS)

Bike

Pos.	N°	Name
1	1	COMA (ESP)
2	2	DESPRES (FRA)
3	4	RODRIGUES (PRT)

Quad

Pos.	N°	Name
1	252	PATRONELLI (ARG)
2	255	HALPERN (ARG)
3	269	LASKAWIEC (POL)

Stage report

Prizes, ticker tape and thrills

Marc Coma grabbed a third title, Alejandro Patronelli succeeded his brother, Nasser Al-Attiyah picked up his first Dakar triumph and Vladimir Chagin gained a new record. These four men dominated the 94 bikes, 14 quads, 55 cars and 41 trucks that reached the final finishing line of the Personal Dakar Argentina Chile in Buenos Aires. The heroes of this 33rd... [more]