DESPRES TAKES FOURTH DAKAR TITLE; ELEVENTH WIN FOR KTM Red Bull KTM factory rider Cyril Despres on Sunday rode into Lima in triumph to seal his fourth career Dakar title and to present KTM with its eleventh consecutive win in this, the toughest event on the annual motorsports calendar. His KTM teammate Marc Coma finished […]
Day 11: Marathon Stage Cyril Despres went into Stage 11 of the Dakar Rally on Thursday with the slimmest of overall margins just 21 seconds ahead of KTM factory teammate Marc Coma. At the end of the 534 km timed split section, Despres was first across the line and had extended his lead to 2 […]
For many the daunting prospect of competing in the Dakar Rally is one that will never be realised. A race of mechanical, physical and mental endurance it is the toughest race on earth. Those that see through the 10,000km route from start to finish are considered kings among ordinary men while those who tame the […]