Dakar – Dakar 2014 – Stage 4: Pedrero flies over, Despres gets stuck –

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Dakar 2014 – Stage 4: Pedrero flies over, Despres gets stuck

Dakar - Dakar 2014 - Stage 4: Pedrero flies over, Despres gets stuck -

Juan Pedrero Garcia (5th in the Dakar motorcycle 2013) was remembered to everyone’s fond memories by winning the fourth stage of the 2014 edition of the "King of rallies". At the end of a particularly selective marathon special (352 km without assistance), the Sherco rider finishes ahead of the KTMs of "Chaleco" Lopez and his former leader, Marc Coma.

Juan Pedrero Garcia (5th in) was remembered to everyone’s fond memories by winning the fourth stage of the 2014 edition of the "King of rallies". At the end of a particularly selective marathon special (352 km without assistance), the Sherco rider finishes ahead of the KTMs of "Chaleco" Lopez and his former leader, Marc Coma.

A difficult Dakar

We had to play it fine so as not to make any mistakes during this long fourth stage, both technically (management of the tires, in particular) and in terms of navigation. As Marc Coma points out, "it’s not that it was difficult today, it was rather that it was easy to make a mistake".

Until now quite discreet since in Rosario, Juan Pedrero Garcia has returned to the front of the stage by winning this selective special: an excellent way to come out of the shadow of Marc Coma, of whom he was the water carrier for several years at KTM.

Pedrero, however, remains more than an hour and a half behind the provisional leader in the general, Joan Barreda Bort.

Victim of an annoying navigation error and then a small crash, lost precious time at the end of the day, finishing the stage in sixth place with almost 14 minutes late.

"Really, everything was looking good", regrets n ° 3, "but at the end of the stage I apparently took a bad note of the road-book. It was 70/80 kilometers from the end of the stage. special and I took the wrong direction. We will take a closer look, because I read and reread the road-book yesterday and it indicated this direction ", annoys the Spaniard…

"Then I entered a rocky area: it was hard and I was nervous", continues Barreda who was thrown off by his motorcycle in the middle of a setting worthy of the American Wild West..

A "rodeo" which he would have gone well, not only because of the time lost but also because he now suffers from a slight pain in his hand…

Always at the forefront and ultra-regular, Marc Coma places his pawns by playing consistency, in order to preserve mechanical and physical.

But this "defensive" strategy does not fool anyone: the KTM official will inevitably ramp up and make the powder speak, especially now that one of his main rivals has bitten the dust !

Temporarily "short-circuited", Despres retrograde to 6th place

Author of several small navigation errors at the start of the course, Cyril Despres then lost precious time following an electrical failure caused by his Iritrack security system (a device connected to the GPS beacon installed on each motorcycle, which sends a alerts in the event of a fall and allows the race director to communicate with the driver).

"Nine kilometers from the finish, my Iritrack support broke and damaged electric wires: the bike stopped, and I tinkered, tinkered, until I found the problem. In this case, it was a short circuit ", relates the defending champion, whose experience acquired during his professional debut as a mechanic allows him to save the furniture..

"Do I look discouraged? No, I’m not: we are at the 4th stage and there are 13", recalls the new top Yamaha rider, 16th at the finish of the stage at 42 minutes of the winner. 

“The day I give up, I had better go home. It’s a big setback, it’s true, but I love this race, and I know it’s never over. ‘Yes I could have given up, but I’m still here. The bike is working and I’m in great shape ".

"Cyril, he should never be dismissed," said his former teammate, Marc Coma. "He has won this race five times: he knows what it is. In the Dakar, anything is always possible." It is not Sam Sunderland who will contradict the Spaniard: after having masterfully won the second stage, the Honda rider had to throw in the towel yesterday due to a mechanical failure…

Video summary of step 4

Top 60 of stage 4 of the Dakar motorcycle

  1. PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP) SHERCO 05:29:13 – –
  2. LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL) KTM 05:29:42 00:00:29 –
  3. COMA (ESP) KTM 05:32:23 00:03:10 –
  4. ISRAEL ESQUERRE (CHL) SPEEDBRAIN 05:35:43 00:06:30 –
  5. BREAD (FRA) YAMAHA 05:36:14 00:07:01 –
  6. BARREDA BORT (ESP) HONDA 05:43:09 00:13:56 –
  7. GONCALVES (PRT) HONDA 05:47:51 00:18:38 –
  8. JAKES (SVK) KTM 05:48:43 00:19:30 –
  9. DUCLOS (FRA) SHERCO 05:52:26 00:23:13 –
  10. GOUET (CHL) HONDA 05:53:51 00:24:38 –
  11. VILADOMS (ESP) KTM 05:57:50 00:28:37 –
  12. SVITKO (SVK) KTM 05:59:45 00:30:32 –
  13. PRZYGONSKI (POL) KTM 06:00:07 00:30:54 –
  14. CASTEU (FRA) KTM 06:03:10 00:33:57 –
  15. FARRES GUELL (ESP) GAS – GAS 06:08:04 00:38:51 –
  16. DESPRES (FRA) YAMAHA 06:11:22 00:42:09 –
  17. RODRIGUEZ (CHL) HONDA 06:18:29 00:49:16 –
  18. CARDONA VAGNONI (FRI) YAMAHA 06:19:16 00:50:03 –
  19. RODRIGUES (PRT) HONDA 06:20:03 00:50:50 –
  20. SANZ (ESP) HONDA 06:21:26 00:52:13 –
  21. SALVATIERRA (BOL) SPEEDBRAIN 06:23:17 00:54:04 –
  22. DE SOUZA (BRA) HONDA 06:26:43 00:57:30 –
  23. KNUIMAN (NLD) KTM 06:32:03 01:02:50 –
  24. PABISKA (CZE) KTM 06:34:12 01:04:59 –
  25. CABRERA (CHL) KAWASAKI 06:35:07 01:05:54 –
  26. VOGELS (NLD) KTM 06:42:20 01:13:07 –
  27. DA COSTA (FRA) YAMAHA 06:44:04 01:14:51 –
  28. RODRIGUEZ (ARG) HONDA 06:53:05 01:23:52 –
  29. CUMMINGS (ZAF) KTM 06:57:13 01:28:00 –
  30. PELLICER (ESP) SUZUKI 06:57:49 01:28:36 –
  31. VILLARRUBIA (ESP) YAMAHA 07:00:35 01:31:22 –
  32. THIS (ITA) SPEEDBRAIN 07:00:38 01:31:25 –
  33. GUASCH (ESP) GAS – GAS 07:05:23 01:36:10 00:01:00
  34. DE SOULTRAIT (FRA) YAMAHA 07:08:04 01:38:51 –
  35. ROBERTS (AUS) KTM 07:08:25 01:39:12 –
  36. MEERU (EST) HONDA 07:09:58 01:40:45 –
  37. PAYEN (FRA) YAMAHA 07:11:06 01:41:53 –
  38. SAGHMEISTER (SRB) KTM 07:12:47 01:43:34 –
  39. OLIVERAS CARRERAS (ESP) GAS – GAS 07:13:36 01:44:23 –
  40. DEMELCHORI (ARG) KAWASAKI 07:13:39 01:44:26 –
  41. STOPOVER (ESP) SUZUKI 07:13:41 01:44:28 –
  42. METGE (FRA) YAMAHA 07:13:44 01:44:31 00:01:00
  43. TRIISA (EST) HONDA 07:14:07 01:44:54 –
  44. O’CONNOR (AUS) KTM 07:14:50 01:45:37 –
  45. DESI (HUN) KTM 07:15:20 01:46:07 00:01:00
  46. PROHENS (CHL) YAMAHA 07:15:42 01:46:29 –
  47. BIANCHI PRATA (PRT) HUSQVARNA 07:16:47 01:47:34 –
  48. ERRAZURIZ (CHL) SHERCO 07:17:29 01:48:16 –
  49. PATRAO (PRT) SUZUKI 07:18:17 01:49:04 –
  50. SARMIENTO CERON (COL) YAMAHA 07:18:48 01:49:35 –
  51. PROHENS (CHL) YAMAHA 07:19:49 01:50:36 –
  52. OLIVEIRA (PRT) SPEEDBRAIN 07:20:06 01:50:53 –
  53. GOUNON (FRA) KTM 07:20:06 01:50:53 –
  54. SALDARRIAGA (COL) KTM 07:20:32 01:51:19 –
  55. ARREDONDO (GTM) KTM 07:22:08 01:52:55 –
  56. HAMARD (FRA) KTM 07:23:01 01:53:48 –
  57. NASER COLOMBO (CHL) KTM 07:23:35 01:54:22 –
  58. ONTIVEROS (ARG) YAMAHA 07:24:29 01:55:16 00:01:00
  59. STANOVNIK (SVN) KTM 07:24:49 01:55:36 –
  60. VAN PELT (NLD) HONDA 07:25:56 01:56:43 –

General classification of the Dakar motorcycle after the 4th stage

  1. BARREDA BORT (ESP) HONDA 15:39:53 – –
  2. COMA (ESP) KTM 15:43:03 00:03:10 –
  3. LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL) KTM 15:45:05 00:05:12 –
  4. DUCLOS (FRA) SHERCO 16:05:48 00:25:55 –
  5. PAIN (FRA) YAMAHA 16:09:31 00:29:38 –
  6. DESPRES (FRA) YAMAHA 16:21:10 00:41:17 –
  7. CASTEU (FRA) KTM 16:22:10 00:42:17 –
  8. ISRAEL ESQUERRE (CHL) SPEEDBRAIN 16:26:26 00:46:33 –
  9. VILADOMS (ESP) KTM 16:29:07 00:49:14 –
  10. PRZYGONSKI (POL) KTM 16:34:45 00:54:52 –
  11. SVITKO (SVK) KTM 16:36:38 00:56:45 –
  12. FARRES GUELL (ESP) GAS – GAS 17:00:00 01:20:07 –
  13. GOUET (CHL) HONDA 17:12:04 01:32:11 –
  14. JAKES (SVK) KTM 17:12:36 01:32:43 –
  15. RODRIGUES (PRT) HONDA 17:15:28 01:35:35 –
  16. PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP) SHERCO 17:19:44 01:39:51 –
  17. DE SOUZA (BRA) HONDA 17:42:32 02:02:39 –
  18. SANZ (ESP) HONDA 17:56:29 02:16:36 –
  19. GONCALVES (PRT) HONDA 18:06:41 02:26:48 –
  20. METGE (FRA) YAMAHA 18:16:49 02:36:56 00:01:00
  21. CARDONA VAGNONI (FRI) YAMAHA 18:17:47 02:37:54 –
  22. VAN NIEKERK (ZAF) KTM 18:21:56 02:42:03 –
  23. KNUIMAN (NLD) KTM 18:28:52 02:48:59 –
  24. SALVATIERRA (BOL) SPEEDBRAIN 18:30:42 02:50:49 –
  25. RODRIGUEZ (CHL) HONDA 18:36:20 02:56:27 –
  26. PABISKA (CZE) KTM 18:42:27 03:02:34 –
  27. VAN PELT (NLD) HONDA 19:44:16 04:04:23 –
  28. TRIISA (EST) HONDA 19:47:24 04:07:31 –
  29. DE SOULTRAIT (FRA) YAMAHA 19:48:40 04:08:47 –
  30. PROHENS (CHL) YAMAHA 19:50:04 04:10:11 –
  31. THIS (ITA) SPEEDBRAIN 19:53:24 04:13:31 00:15:00
  32. PIZZOLITO (ARG) HONDA 19:53:55 04:14:02 –
  33. DEMELCHORI (ARG) KAWASAKI 19:56:25 04:16:32 –
  34. PELLICER (ESP) SUZUKI 20:02:17 04:22:24 –
  35. PATRAO (PRT) SUZUKI 20:02:37 04:22:44 –
  36. OLIVERAS CARRERAS (ESP) GAS – GAS 20:02:56 04:23:03 –
  37. OLIVEIRA (PRT) SPEEDBRAIN 20:05:45 04:25:52 –
  38. BIANCHI PRATA (PRT) HUSQVARNA 20:06:32 04:26:39 00:05:00
  39. CABRERA (CHL) KAWASAKI 20:09:04 04:29:11 –
  40. VOGELS (NLD) KTM 20:09:57 04:30:04 –
  41. NASER COLOMBO (CHL) KTM 20:11:11 04:31:18 –
  42. RODRIGUEZ (ARG) HONDA 20:15:47 04:35:54 –
  43. PROHENS (CHL) YAMAHA 20:21:34 04:41:41 –
  44. ARANA COBEAGA (ESP) YAMAHA 20:23:23 04:43:30 –
  45. MEERU (EST) HONDA 20:37:44 04:57:51 –
  46. PAYEN (FRA) YAMAHA 20:41:24 05:01:31 –
  47. STANOVNIK (SVN) KTM 20:42:04 05:02:11 –
  48. CUMMINGS (ZAF) KTM 20:43:19 05:03:26 –
  49. GUASCH (ESP) GAS – GAS 20:43:47 05:03:54 00:01:00
  50. ONTIVEROS (ARG) YAMAHA 20:47:10 05:07:17 00:01:00
  51. FERNANDEZ (URY) KAWASAKI 20:57:44 05:17:51 –
  52. ROBERTS (AUS) KTM 20:58:13 05:18:20 –
  53. O’CONNOR (AUS) KTM 21:15:12 05:35:19 –
  54. MORENO KRISTIANSEN (COL) KTM 21:17:05 05:37:12 –
  55. DESI (HUN) KTM 21:17:14 05:37:21 00:01:00
  56. GOUNON (FRA) KTM 21:20:35 05:40:42 –
  57. ARREDONDO (GTM) KTM 21:22:34 05:42:41 –
  58. SALDARRIAGA (COL) KTM 21:23:25 05:43:32 –
  59. DA COSTA (FRA) YAMAHA 21:26:39 05:46:46 –
  60. GUIRAL (ARG) HONDA 21:30:32 05:50:39 –
  61. ERRAZURIZ (CHL) SHERCO 21:45:15 06:05:22 –
  62. SARMIENTO CERON (COL) YAMAHA 21:49:53 06:10:00 –
  63. LAZARD (URY) KTM 21:53:24 06:13:31 –
  64. PASCUAL (ARG) KAWASAKI 21:54:29 06:14:36 –
  65. HEINRICH (PER) HONDA 21:56:25 06:16:32 –
  66. NIJEN TWILHAAR (NLD) KTM 21:57:54 06:18:01 –
  67. TRACCAN (FRA) HONDA 22:08:05 06:28:12 –
  68. SAGHMEISTER (SRB) KTM 22:18:21 06:38:28 00:01:00
  69. PENATE MUNOZ (ESP) KTM 22:24:40 06:44:47 –
  70. CROQUELOIS (FRA) YAMAHA 22:44:23 07:04:30 –
  71. HERMET (FRA) KTM 22:45:13 07:05:20 –
  72. VILLARRUBIA (ESP) YAMAHA 23:53:02 08:13:09 –
  73. DIENER (AUS) YAMAHA 24:03:44 08:23:51 02:00:00
  74. HAMARD (FRA) KTM 24:11:20 08:31:27 –
  75. OLIVEIRA (PRT) HUSQVARNA 24:57:43 09:17:50 02:00:00
  76. ERASO ANGLADE (FRI) YAMAHA 25:08:11 09:28:18 02:00:00
  77. STOPOVER (ESP) SUZUKI 25:16:58 09:37:05 01:00:00
  78. MENARD (FRA) YAMAHA 25:26:30 09:46:37 02:00:00
  79. GRACIDA GARZA (MEX) HONDA 25:33:03 09:53:10 02:00:00
  80. DEL ZOTTO (ARG) GAS – GAS 26:34:34 10:54:41 02:00:00
  81. DAMDINKHORLOO (MNG) KTM 26:39:26 10:59:33 02:00:00
  82. BONNET (FRA) YAMAHA 26:42:22 11:02:29 02:00:00
  83. GUZMAN BLANCO (CHL) KTM 27:03:02 11:23:09 02:00:00
  84. URQUIA (ARG) YAMAHA 27:17:55 11:38:02 02:00:00
  85. QUIROGA (ARG) YAMAHA 27:20:04 11:40:11 02:00:00
  86. CATANESE (ITA) YAMAHA 27:47:26 12:07:33 02:00:00
  87. REINIKE (CHL) KTM 27:48:10 12:08:17 02:00:00
  88. PALANTE (BEL) HONDA 27:55:04 12:15:11 02:00:00
  89. PEDROLA (ESP) GAS – GAS 28:07:10 12:27:17 02:00:00
  90. PUERTAS HERRERA (ESP) GAS – GAS 28:21:45 12:41:52 02:00:00
  91. BATALLA (ESP) GAS – GAS 28:27:22 12:47:29 02:00:00
  92. FUENTES (BOL) GAS – GAS 28:56:06 13:16:13 02:00:00
  93. DE GROOT (NLD) HONDA 29:05:45 13:25:52 02:00:00
  94. VELLUTINO (PER) KTM 29:08:02 13:28:09 02:00:00
  95. HOYOS LLACH (COL) HONDA 29:12:55 13:33:02 02:00:00
  96. CID DE LA PAZ (ARG) YAMAHA 29:22:51 13:42:58 02:00:00
  97. ORTIZ (CHL) HONDA 29:35:33 13:55:40 02:05:00
  98. NAMCHIN (MNG) KTM 29:44:43 14:04:50 02:05:00
  99. MARTI FLIX (ESP) GAS – GAS 29:48:14 14:08:21 02:00:00
  100. MUTELET (FRA) YAMAHA 29:51:12 14:11:19 02:00:00
  101. BRABECK-LETMATHE (AUT) HONDA 30:19:00 14:39:07 02:15:00
  102. JAY (GBR) HONDA 30:22:33 14:42:40 02:00:00
  103. VALLE (MEX) KTM 30:45:16 15:05:23 03:00:00
  104. ESPINASSE (FRA) KTM 30:50:26 15:10:33 03:00:00
  105. GOMEZ BENITEZ (ESP) BMW 30:58:10 15:18:17 03:00:00
  106. VIGLIO (ITA) BETA 31:21:35 15:41:42 03:00:00
  107. BONY (FRA) KTM 31:28:20 15:48:27 03:00:00
  108. STOPOVER (ESP) SUZUKI 33:46:39 18:06:46 03:00:00
  109. PALACIOS (FRA) KTM 34:09:47 18:29:54 03:00:00
  110. CHIVITE RUIZ (ESP) YAMAHA 34:44:24 19:04:31 04:15:00
  111. AMBLER (CHL) KTM 35:07:44 19:27:51 03:00:00
  112. GUYOMARC’H (FRA) YAMAHA 38:01:06 22:21:13 03:00:00
  113. ROMERO FONT (ESP) YAMAHA 46:52:37 31:12:44 03:00:00
  114. SALIDO MEDINA (ESP) YAMAHA 46:52:39 31:12:46 03:00:00
  115. BELAUSTEGUI (ARG) YAMAHA 48:46:13 33:06:20 06:21:

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