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Dakar Rally 2020 - Rider killed

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  • 13-01-2020 5:17am
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    smurfjed
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    WADI AD-DAWASIR, Saudi Arabia: Portuguese motorbike rider Paulo Goncalves has died after a crash during Sunday’s Dakar Rally seventh stage, organizers announced.
    The 40-year-old suffered the fatal crash after 276 kilometers of the day’s ride from Riyadh to Wadi Al Dawasir.
    “The organizers received an alert at 10:08 (0708 GMT) and dispatched a medical helicopter that reached the biker at 10:16 and found him unconscious after going into cardiac arrest,” a statement on the rally’s official website reported.

    A sad occurrence, the rally has finished in the northern part of the country is heading into the pure desert.


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    Oops!
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    On his 13th Dakar with a best finish of second overall in 2015 since 2006.... Looked like he got cought out on an extremely fast section... Can happen to the best of them.


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    Hotblack Desiato
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    Riyadh? Thought they were staying away from terrorist countries.

    © 1982 Sinclair Research Ltd



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    CJhaughey
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    I used to follow the Dakar but the move to Saudi was the last straw, didn't watch this year for the first time in decades.


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    smurfjed
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    You missed some awesome scenery and as the Rally shall spend the next 5 years in Saudi, I guess that you can totally remove it from your sports list.


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    CJhaughey
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    smurfjed wrote: »
    You missed some awesome scenery and as the Rally shall spend the next 5 years in Saudi, I guess that you can totally remove it from your sports list.
    Don't worry, I have already done so. Africa Eco race is my new Rally viewing.
    Much closer to the spirit of the original Dakar.


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