The 57-year-old Spaniard in a Mini completed the longest special between Riyadh and Wadi ad-Dawasir over two minutes clear of Toyota rival Nasser Al-Attiyah with his fellow Mini driver Peterhansel in third. Portuguese motorbike rider Paulo Goncalves has died after a crash during the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. He was airlifted by helicopter and evacuated to the closest hospital in Layla, Saudi Arabia where he was pronounced dead. ), the Portuguese Motorcycling Federation, the entire Dakar caravan and his many friends. #Dakar2020 Foto by: Cofina Media pic.twitter.com/jr6bd73DG9, — Guillermo Martín Cejas (@fotoscejas) January 12, 2020, Día muy triste. A 65-year-old Bolivian spectator was killed after he was hit by a. The motorcycle race of Sunday’s longest 546km stage of Dakar 2020 started in chilly Riyadh on a varied route to Wadi Al Dawasir and was provisionally won by Spanish Honda rider Joan Barreda Bort from KTM duo, Austrian Matthias Walkner and Luciano Benavides, Californian Ricky Brabec and Chilean Jose Ignacio Conrejo Flormino on two other Hondas and Chilean Pablo Quintanilla (Husqvarna). The Dakar Rally has received criticism because of its high mortality rates, with the Vatican Paper describing the event as "the bloody race of irresponsibility". He was airlifted to Layla Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
He was transferred to a hospital in Paris where he later died.
"Paulo, a beloved figure of the rally, was immensely respected by both veterans and less experienced competitors who admired and were inspired by him," the organizers said. The Dakar Rally is one of, if not the single most challenging rally in the world. N'Daw was hit by a rally car driven by Maris Saukans of. His nephew Jean-Philippe Miglotte, on another BMW, later immediately withdrew from the event following his uncle's death. Motorsport Media joins the entire Dakar caravan and world motorsport community extend its sincere condolences to Paulo’s friends, family, team and racing rivals. This was Palante's 11th Dakar Rally, according to an event biography, which … "The entire Dakar caravan would like to extend its sincere condolences to his friends and family," it said. © 2020 Bikesportnews.com. He has passed away from a fall sustained 276 kilometres into today’s special. “They all know that, these riders,” said Castera, a veteran of five Dakars on a motorbike.
The tragedy understandably shocked his fellow competitors. When Mark Thatcher raced Le Mans and went missing on the Paris-Dakar rally. Read about our approach to external linking. In the quads, Chilean Giovanni Enrico beat Frenchman Simon Vitse and overall leader, Chilean Ignacio Casale to move into second overall, while Russians overall leader Andrey Karginov, Dimitry Sotnikov and Anton Shibalov made it a Kamaz-1-2-3 in the trucks. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s son was reported missing in the Sahara desert in 1982, a storyline dramatised in the fourth season of The Crown. Last week, British motorcyclist Sam Sunderland retired injured after injuring his back and shoulder in a crash on the fifth stage. [2] The Dakar organizers have not officially recorded or reported on African and Latin American spectator and innocent bystanders deaths. Paulo Goncalves, the 2013 FIM Cross-Country rallies World Champion, was sitting in 46th place overall after stage 6 of the 2020 Dakar. Race on, Speedy. Since 1979, 75 people are known to have died as a result of the Dakar rally. Through the years, he sported the colors of several manufacturers including Honda, KTM, and Husqvarna. Sainz continues to lead, Alonso strong again. It is with immense sadness that we inform you of the death of Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves this morning during Dakar seventh stage. Following the incident, they met with the riders and decided to cancel the bikes and quads 8th stage, scheduled to take place on January 13, 2020. “Following resuscitation efforts in situ, the competitor was taken by helicopter to Layla Hospital, where he was sadly pronounced dead,” it added. As grieving riders were unable to continue racing the next day, organisers cancelled the twelfth stage for all motorcyclists out of respect of Meoni. Dodin, a French expatriate in Africa, lost control of his Yamaha while adjusting his helmet and fell approaching the start of the stage Agadez-Tahoua, hitting his head on a stone, sustaining a skull fracture. for the first time, having spent a decade in South America following a switch from its original Saharan African route because of security concerns. The organisers received an alert at 10:08 and dispatched a medical helicopter that reached the biker at 10:16 and found him unconscious after going into cardiac arrest. Tragedy: Dakar Rally in mourning as rider dies in crash.
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Dakar director David Castera revealed it was Australian defending bike champion Toby Price who was the first to discover the stricken Goncalves lying on the sand. Terry was missing for three days; he was found dead fifty metres from his motorcycle. In the car race, Spain’s double world rally and Dakar champion Carlos Sainz continued to stamp authority on the Saudi Arabian race with his third stage victory out of seven aboard his Mini buggy, to consolidate his overall lead.
He was found unconscious, in cardiac arrest.
All rights reserved. Portuguese biker Paulo Gonçalves passed away.Décès du pilote portugais Paulo Gonçalves.Fallecimiento del piloto portugués Paulo Gonçalves.+ info: https://t.co/mBQxbXgtXe#Dakar2020 pic.twitter.com/amW48i4C2G. The event, once known as the Paris-Dakar Rally, is being held in Saudi Arabia for the first time, having spent a decade in South America following a switch from its original Saharan African route because of security concerns. Outside Line: Who’s Under Pressure in 2020? Dirt Bike Rider and TMX would also like to pass on their deepest sympathies to Paulo’s family, friends and the Hero MotoSports team. 40-year-old Paulo Goncalves was taking part in his 13th Dakar. The 40-year-old rider was a veteran of the Dakar with 12 raids under his belt and no less than 23 titles in motocross and enduro, including the 2013 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship’s top honors.
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