Summary - 06/01 19:59 [GMT +3]

Branch and De Mevius survive volcanic panic

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Medina Province, in the north-western quadrant of Saudi Arabia, set the scene for the special, which went on and on for 414 kilometres and threw the riders and crews of the Dakar in at the deep end. After exiting AlUla, the field weaved its way around canyons on sand, but the landscape soon changed to more challenging terrain. Several riders were brought down by...

Dakar Mag - 07/01 07:00 [GMT +3] - Bike

Close shave for Vincent Biau

Vincent Biau is no stranger to off-road adventures, clocking up half the circumference of the Earth in his yearly escapades, but he thought his first Dakar was going to be over before the finish of the first special.

To be more specific, the rider of the Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica sporting race number 141 had a brief moment of panic when he...

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