VOL. 50 ISSUE 30 JULY 30, 2013
DESPRES WINS, COMA LEADS
ive-time Dakar Rally Champion
Cyril Despres got his first win
as a Yamaha factory rider in the
fourth stage of the Rally dos Sertoes in Brazil on Sunday, the longtime KTM man winning the 82mile stage between Uruacu and
Porangatu by 24 seconds over his
longtime rival Marc Coma.
The rally started on Friday,
July 26 and will end on Saturday,
August 3.
"Today we were rewarded
for the months of hard work the
team have put in with a first stage
victory here in Brazil on the Rally
dos Sertoés," Depres said in a
team release. "Obviously, it isn't
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KTM IMAGES
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Cyril Despres won his first rally
stage since joining the Yamaha
factory team.
a Dakar stage victory, let alone
an outright Dakar victory, but it
is an important milestone on the
road to that ultimate ambition and
I must admit today's result has a
special flavor to it. Not that we
have much time to savor it. Tomorrow is the first leg of a particularly tough 900 kilometers
[558 miles] marathon stage and
we have a lot of work to do, both
on man and machine, to make
sure we are in good shape for
the challenge."
Despres may have taken the
win in stage four, but it's Coma
who continues to lead the rally's
overall standings.
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BOU
CLOSES IN
R
epsol Montesa HRC's Toni
Bou moved closer to securing a seventh straight FIM Trial
World Championship when he
won both days of the British
Grand Prix held at Penrith. This
achievement was despite a late
scare that saw him need medical
attention immediately after Sunday's competition.
Bou's teammate Takahisa
Fujinami went 2-4 over the two
days, while Gas Gas' Adam Raga
managed go 3-2 to keep his title
hopes alive.
On Sunday, Bou crashed
and punctured his right lower
stomach as he fell heavily onto
a sharp rock. Bou's team responded quickly by applying a
temporary bandage to stop the
flow of blood, and it was enough
for him to be able to ride the final
sections and to secure the win. A
doctor treated Bou immediately
after the finish, which prevented
him attending the podium ceremony.
