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

Svitko got going again. More than an hour lost at WP2.

Cyril is still showing them the way. I bet he wished Coma was opening todays stage.

On the road and very close:
- Despres
- Barreda
- Gonclaves

I love how Cyril Despres and Reuben Faria can just determine what pace they need to run, and translate that precisely onto the course.

They are both now actively protecting the 1-2 podium from Lopez, and running at exactly the pace required to do it. No faster and no slower.

Amanzing!

Smudged roadbooks? Roadbooks that weren't corrected? Electronics not working properly in the wet?

Could be lot of little factors today.........

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For the last hour, Spanish rider Gerard Farres Guell has been at a standstill after 47 km to repair a mechanical problem on his Honda.

Agreed, the race is theirs to lose now. They aren't dumb and will ride whatever pace it takes to podium at the end without taking unneeded risks.

Si Pavey's tracker probably not working, waiting for his CP1 time...

Due to Route mix up and nav errors, ASO will award all bikes that finish after Cyril Despres his time on todays stage.

wp3 shows as cp1, which was shown on that profile map as being in the middle of the dunes.

Simon P not at WP1 yet? NEver mind, duh, he barely started yet.

tracker issues I hope

+1

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• • <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="m5c029" class="c029 a"><td class="p">1</td><td>029</td><th class="m">CASELLI (USA)</th><td class="m">KTM</td><td>001:54:41</td><td>
    </td><td>00:00:00</td></tr><tr id="m5c012" class="c012"><td class="p">2</td><td>012</td><th class="m">PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP)</th><td class="m">KTM</td><td>001:57:08</td><td>00:02:27</td><td>00:00:00</td></tr><tr id="m5c020" class="c020 a"><td class="p">3</td><td>020</td><th class="m">GONÇALVES (PRT)</th><td class="m">HUSQVARNA</td><td>001:59:10</td><td>00:04:29</td><td>00:00:00</td></tr><tr id="m5c001" class="c001"><td class="p">4</td><td>001</td><th class="m">DESPRES (FRA)</th><td class="m">KTM</td><td>002:00:45</td><td>00:06:04</td><td>00:00:00</td></tr><tr id="m5c005" class="c005 a"><td class="p">5</td><td>005</td><th class="m">BARREDA BORT (ESP)</th><td class="m">HUSQVARNA</td><td>002:03:17</td><td>00:08:36</td><td>00:00:00</td></tr></tbody></table>

Laia is on fire today

Caselli OPENING!

How did you miss this?

Waiting to see Chaleco's time.

caselli

1st on piste
:huh

then

cyril
pedrero
gonçalves
barreda

Inmates gots to look out for each other.


Wow, Caselli is impressive!

If the tracker times are correct, Kurt just passed Despres and is now navigating for the wolf pack at the front. Oh my.

maybe the easyed of because of the weather condition and just trying to finish now,no????