Author: Bud Miller
January 19, 2013
La Serena – Santiago (finish): Faria takes the last stage win as Cyril Despres wins his 5th Dakar title. Despres finished with a gap of 10:43 over his teammate Ruben Faria. KTM riders comprised the top 5 overall finishers. American… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 19, 2013
Copiapo – La Serena: Francisco Lopez takes the penultimate stage win as Despres maintains his lead.
Author: Bud Miller
January 17, 2013
Fiambala – Copiapo: Despres acts as protector to teammate Ruben Faria and maintains his lead as Frans Verhoeven (NLD) is the fastest on the day.
Author: Bud Miller
January 16, 2013
La Rioja – Fiambala: “Special K” Kurt Caselli takes his 2nd stage win in just his first Dakar as Despres widens his lead on the field. KTM now has riders in the top 4 (and 5 of the top 6)… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 15, 2013
Cordoba – La Rioja: Joan Baretta-Bort takes another stage win, Kurt Caselli has another strong ride finishing 5th on the day. Despres is clinging to a slim lead in the overall after a 15 minute penalty on Saturday.
Author: Bud Miller
January 15, 2013
Tucuman – Cordoba: Leader David CASTEU (FRA) crashes avoiding a cow and loses 30 minutes and after nearly 8 hours of riding Cyril Despres takes the lead in the Dakar.
Author: Bud Miller
January 13, 2013
Salta – Tucuman: Joan Baretta-Bort takes his 3rd stage win as Pain drops from the lead for the first time in days.
Author: Bud Miller
January 11, 2013
Calama – Salta (218 km): American Kurt Caselli, the rookie who took over for the injured Marc Coma, notched his first win in his first Dakar. Pain still holds his lead.
Author: Bud Miller
January 10, 2013
Arica – Calama: Francisco Lopez Contardo takes his 3rd stage win as Olivier Pain (FRA) once again maintains his overall lead.
Author: Bud Miller
January 9, 2013
Arequipa – Arica (172km): Another strong day for the Yamahas, Baretta-Bort suffers a mechanical failure and loses 30 minutes and dropping to 59th in the general standings. Olivier Pain (FRA) still maintains the overall lead with Despres 3rd a mere… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 9, 2013
Nazca – Arequipa (288km): Despres slips to 3rd as the Yamahas rule the long day Joan Barreda-Bort takes yet another stage win as Olivier Pain (FRA) moves into the overall lead on the bikes. Side note: Robbie Gordon flipped his… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 8, 2013
Pisca – Nazca (343 km/213 miles): Defending Champion and 4 time winner Cyril Despres regained the overall lead after stage 2 winner Barreda-Bort suffered on the day in the desert finishing some 33 minutes back of the stage winner Francisco… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 7, 2013
Pisco to Pisco (327 km): Four time (and defending) champion Cyril Despres has difficulty and loses 10 minutes as Joan Barreda-Bort takes the day in the first real racing of this years Dakar.
Author: Bud Miller
January 7, 2013
Lima to Pisco (13km): The first stage of this years Dakar was a mere warmup of 13 kilometers which was completed in just under 8 minutes. The real racing starts in Stage 2.
Author: Bud Miller
January 2, 2013
Saturday January 5th, 2013 marks the start of this year’s edition of the Dakar Rally. I look forward to this event every year as it generally comes along when winter snows are preventing me from riding. This years route covers… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 15, 2012
Despres After 5,580 miles and 20 hours of racing, Cyril Despres wraps up his 4th title while in the cars Stephane Peterhansel wins his 10th. Video below. Marc Coma said: “I finished second in what was a difficult rally. I… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 14, 2012
Helder Rodrigues Stage 13 saw Cyril Despres capitalize on a Marc Coma navigation error and gearbox problem. With one stage to go (and thanks in large part to the gift of time back that Despres spent stuck in the mud)… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 13, 2012
Stage 12 of Dakar saw Marc Coma back in the lead by 1:35 after beating Despres by 3:57. Coma made use of his starting position (3rd) which meant he didn’t have to worry about navigation. Robbie Gordon destroyed the field… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 12, 2012
Stage 11 saw Dakar enter Peru for the first time ever. Despres maintains his 2 minute lead with a win as Robbie Gordon’s hopes are dashed losing an hour at the side of the road. As an aside I cannot… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 11, 2012
Dakar Rally Despres lead drops to a mere 21 seconds over Coma as the two get caught off track together. Robbie Gordon files an appeal to remain in the race after being caught with a “non-conformity” on his Hummer.
Author: Bud Miller
January 10, 2012
Dakar Rally Despres reclaims his lead as American Robby Gordon wins a stage in his Hummer. Gordon’s teammate and last year’s champion Nasser Al Attiyah is forced to withdrawal from the race due to mechanical problems.
Author: Bud Miller
January 9, 2012
Marc Coma claims his 20th Dakar stage win while Despres gets stuck in a mud pit and loses his 9 minute lead and now finds himself behind on the day and in the overall. That’s what I love about this… (READ MORE)
Author: Bud Miller
January 8, 2012
After a navigation error last year’s champion Marc Coma still trails Cyril Despres of France by over 9 minutes. Here’s a recap of stage 7:
Author: Bud Miller
January 6, 2012
Cyril Despres (France) now has a nearly 10 minute lead over last year’s winner Marc Coma after 5 stages of the Dakar. Stage 6 was cancelled due to snow and rain in the Andes Mountains which forced Chilean authorities to… (READ MORE)