Dakar – Motorcycle rally-raid: the Dakar 2016 private desert in Chile –

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Motorcycle rally-raid: the Dakar 2016 private desert in Chile

Dakar - Motorcycle rally-raid: the Dakar 2016 private desert in Chile -

Due to the earthquakes that hit Chile at the start of the year, the riders of the Dakar 2016 will not cross the superb Atacama desert and will not descend the "giant slide" formed by the dune of Iquique. For the first time since the arrival of the Dakar in South America in 2009, Chile will not be part of the route

Due to the earthquakes that hit Chile at the start of the year, the riders of the Dakar 2016 will not cross the superb Atacama desert and will not descend the "giant slide" formed by the dune of Iquique. For the first time since the arrival of the Dakar in South America in, Chile will not be part of the route of the "King of Rallies".

Laia Sanz goes orange

Laia Sanz, 13 times world champion in trials and three times in women’s enduro, is leaving the official Honda team to join the ranks of KTM. Ninth in the CRF Rally, her best result, the smiling and very regular Spanish rider will release her new bike in competition on May 9 and 10 during the opening round of the women’s enduro world championship in Jerez (Spain).

"It’s going to be great to race alongside riders at the level of Marc Coma and Ivan Cervantes. I have a lot to learn from them and it’s very important for me. I know I can still improve and sign with KTM is the best way to achieve this ", comments the person concerned who will play the entire EWC championship and," if the calendar allows it ", a few rounds of the world rally championship. Including, of course, the Dakar !

"We have carefully followed the evolution of the situation and hope that despite these disasters, the region of the Atacama desert and the cities which have been affected regain their vigor", explains Etienne Lavigne, director of the Dakar, who had scheduled two arrivals. in Chile since 2009: in Santiago and in Valparaiso.

"But the many reconnaissance trips that are necessary, in collaboration with many services of the Chilean administrations, will not be able to be carried out according to the schedule that we had envisaged".

For her part, Natalia Riffo, Chilean Minister of Sports, pragmatically emphasizes that "the country must adapt to the reality that our compatriots live in the north today. The current concern of the government is to help this region to recover and organize relief. Then, we will study the question of hosting the Dakar in 2017, as we have done every year..

The route for the 2016 edition, which will be unveiled in a few days, will probably include a larger loop in the two other South American countries where the Dakar is usually held: Argentina and Bolivia.. 

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