Dakar 2013 - Official Event Coverage - thank you ALL TeamF5, lurkers and posters!

Portuguese rider Paulo Gonçalves, who started the special stage in 17th position, stopped a little after the 6-km point, slightly away from the main tracks before setting off again. It seems that he took the wrong direction. Behind him, Pal Ullevalseter, James West and others have made the same mistake.

Radio Maray from Chile.


If nothing else, tune in for the stage finishes. Epic Broadcasting! (cue flight of the valkyries)

And I broke the speed limit on the liaison also

yep. just reiterating to the twitterless mess here.

but I am stuck in the dunes

Behind Casteu, the KTMs of Svitko, Pedrero, Caselli and Jakes and building up the pressure. Barreda down to 8th (all at WP1)

Spending the night?

And is that 'cause you all understand spanish? =) If so - I need to get my shit going. =)

1min for everytime your gps pinged over the limit!!

Don't give up now. It's tough and you might have to spend a few nights in the desert but it's still early in the race. Nice and steady.

SI ranting?
My start time is so late this morning all the assist teams have left and they are packing the biv around us
Should have been sleeping

Dakar.com

Now that the first 15 competitors on the tracks, behind David Casteu, have completed 20 km, the provisional race order has changed a bit: Kurt Caselli (21" behind) has slipped into second place in front of the excellent Alain Duclos (10th yesterday) 58" behind the stage leader. Joan Barreda Bort is currently fourth in front of Cyril Despres and “Chaleco” (1'01" behind Casteu) and Alessandro Botturi (who trails the leader by 1'02").

That'll be about 25 mins then

2 bikes showing through WP2?


<table class="ft fvm"><thead><tr><th class="m">Pos.</th><th class="s">N°</th><th class="l">Name</th><th class="l">Make</th><th class="s">Time</th><th class="s">Variation</th><th class="s">Penalty</th></tr></thead><tbody class="selectable"><tr id="m2c010" class="c010 a"><td class="p">1</td><td>010</td><th class="m">CASTEU (FRA)</th><td class="m">YAMAHA</td><td>000:49:25</td><td>
</td><td>00:00:00</td></tr><tr id="m2c009" class="c009"><td class="p">2</td><td>009</td><th class="m">PAIN (FRA)</th><td class="m">YAMAHA</td><td>000:50:59</td><td>00:01:34</td></tr></tbody></table>

WP2 live

Caselli

This is a short day... for the early riders that is. WP2 is occupied.

stefan svitko lying second at wp1....