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rest day : 022 - Alain DUCLOS: A titanic effort!
"The entire motorcycle has been plundered, but it still works perfectly. As for the seat, a local person lent me his motocross saddle and I had to make do with it. I continued the special at 5 pm and did all of it at... [more]

A titanic effort!

His epic arrival to the finish of stage 7, coming in from the night on a "shell" of a motorcycle, is worthy of the Dakar. After coming down with a hose problem at the beginning of the stage, the Franco-Malian rider stripped his motorcycle to the bone before setting off on a search...[more]

Ranking

Stage

	N°	Name
bike	1	Marc COMA (ESP)
quad	250	Alejandro PATRONELLI (ARG)
car	300	Nasser saleh AL-ATTIYAH (QAT)
truck	502	Gerard DE ROOY (NLD)

Overall

	N°	Name
bike	2	Cyril DESPRES (FRA)
quad	250	Alejandro PATRONELLI (ARG)
car	302	Stephane PETERHANSEL (FRA)
truck	502	Gerard DE ROOY (NLD)

Stage report

Seven days to go until Lima

125 motorcycles, 21 quads, 123 cars and 71 are still in the running as the rally takes a rest day in Copiapó. Some competitors are still arriving at the bivouac after spending the night on the dunes. Halfway through the race, none of the four titles at stake have been decided, but the list of contenders has been whittled down. [more]