P72
F E A T U R E
(Main) Walkner on water! Red Bull
KTM's Matthias Walkner skims
the surface of one of the many
water crossings. Unfortunately the
Austrian rider DNF after crashing
hard Stage 6. (Above) KTM's Laia
Sanz didn't let tonsillitis and a
broken collarbone keep her from
reaching the finish. The leading
lady of Dakar notched a 15
th
place
finish. (Left) After leading early in
the rally, Joan Barreda suffered
a mechanical failure on Stage 6.
Here his HRC teammate Paolo
Ceci tows him to the finish.
