Dakar moto 2014 – Stage 9: Coma wins, Duclos retires

The Spaniard Marc Coma consolidates his grip on the Dakar motorcycle 2014 by winning his second special during a ninth stage marked by the abandonment of the Franco-Malian Alain Duclos … Second, Cyril Despres grapples but is still 2h30 behind. his former teammate at KTM.

The Spaniard Marc Coma consolidates his grip on the by winning his second special during a ninth stage marked by the abandonment of the Franco-Malian Alain Duclos … Second, Cyril Despres grapples but is still 2h30 behind his former teammate at KTM.

Breakdown and abandonment for Duclos

422 km long, the motorcycle route of the ninth stage joined Calama and Iquique (Chile) via an impressive alternation of terrain and topography. After 200 km of downhill and fast tracks, the bikers then "got into the hard", as the title holder, Cyril Despres underlines..

"That is to say tracks with fesh-fesh (very delicate soft sand to gauge, editor’s note), bumps and stones, which is rather difficult for the wrists, hands and arms in general" , says the official Yamaha.

Then loom the magnificent dunes of Iquique, with their summit which seems impassable when viewed from below. A unique show that Alain Duclos will unfortunately be deprived of: at km 217, Sherco n ° 22 stops suddenly and will not start again…

Probably the victim of a broken valve spring, the Nîmes motorcycle refuses to restart despite the care given by its pilot, then fourth overall. Impossible for him to be helped out by the assistance: the regulations prohibit it in special! Duclos must resolve to wait for his team-mate Francisco Errazuriz (58th overall), who agrees to tow him "with a string" to the checkpoint located at km 260.

But the adventure will end there for Alain Duclos, because in front of him now stretch the dunes where any towing attempt is doomed to failure … Death in the soul, Duclos sees Errazuriz and his competitors leaving for the assault of the mountains of sand as it signifies its abandonment to the organization. A very hard blow for the native of Bamako who had brilliantly started this Dakar…

Coma without false note

Meanwhile, far ahead, Marc Coma continues to deliver the same perfectly executed score he plays every day: the KTM official blows victory to Joan Barreda Bort, alongside whom he has covered a large part of the special..

First declared second, the Honda rider will then be demoted to ninth place following a 15-minute penalty imposed for speeding in a control zone. Infuriating, even though by the Spaniard’s admission, Coma was once again a cut above.

"I started very hard from the start, but Marc accelerated and joined me in the dunes at the end of the stage. I’m happy because I can’t do more", he summarizes.

The n ° 3 retains second place overall, 55 minutes from Coma and almost an hour ahead of Jordi Viladoms. Barreda demoted, the second step of the podium goes to Cyril Despres, again author of a very good special with his Yamaha. A performance all the more interesting as the Frenchman had to manage his end of the course to save fuel: "on arrival, I think I must have a liter left", laughs the n ° 1..

Thanks to his efforts, Cyril Despres climbs back to 8th place overall but he is still 2h30 behind the leader. Except (big) navigation error or breakage (s) at the head of the race, his chances of victory therefore appear to be more than slim…

Finally, who signs a superb seventh place during this ninth stage !

The multiple champion of trial (13 world titles) and enduro (2 world titles) is ahead of big names like the French Olivier Pain (10th) and David Casteu (15th, but injured in the shoulder).

Overall, the Honda rider is in a very flattering 16th position despite a one hour penalty. Note also the fine performance of our colleague Thierry Traccan, editor-in-chief of Moto Revue, currently ranked 53rd overall on a CRF 450 Rally. Go "Trac" !

Video summary of stage 9 of Dakar 2014

Classification of stage 9 of the Dakar motorcycle 2014

1. COMA (ESP) KTM 04:48:48 – –
2. DESPRES (FRA) YAMAHA 04:54:33 00:05:45 –
3. PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP) SHERCO 04:57:48 00:09:00 –
4. SVITKO (SVK) KTM 04:58:47 00:09:59 –
5. RODRIGUES (PRT) HONDA 05:00:49 00:12:01 –
6. JAKES (SVK) KTM 05:02:45 00:13:57 –
7. SANZ (ESP) HONDA 05:03:39 00:14:51 –
8. ISRAEL ESQUERRE (CHL) SPEEDBRAIN 05:04:06 00:15:18 –
9. BARREDA BORT (ESP) HONDA 05:05:46 00:16:58 00:15:00
10. PAIN (FRA) YAMAHA 05:06:08 00:17:20 –
11. GOUET (CHL) HONDA 05:06:26 00:17:38 –
12. PRZYGONSKI (POL) KTM 05:08:15 00:19:27 –
13. PIZZOLITO (ARG) HONDA 05:08:45 00:19:57 –
14. VILADOMS (ESP) KTM 05:15:28 00:26:40 00:15:00
15. CASTEU (FRA) KTM 05:22:52 00:34:04 –
16. VAN NIEKERK (ZAF) KTM 05:24:17 00:35:29 –
17. METGE (FRA) YAMAHA 05:28:30 00:39:42 –
18. THIS (ITA) SPEEDBRAIN 05:29:59 00:41:11 –
19. RODRIGUEZ (CHL) HONDA 05:32:49 00:44:01 –
20. PROHENS (CHL) YAMAHA 05:34:04 00:45:16 –
21. VOGELS (NLD) KTM 05:35:22 00:46:34 –
22. KNUIMAN (NLD) KTM 05:36:44 00:47:56 –
23. SALVATIERRA (BOL) SPEEDBRAIN 05:37:22 00:48:34 00:15:00
24. TRIISA (EST) HONDA 05:37:47 00:48:59 00:02:00
25. PATRAO (PRT) SUZUKI 05:38:45 00:49:57 –
26. CUMMINGS (ZAF) KTM 05:41:05 00:52:17 –
27. PABISKA (CZE) KTM 05:42:35 00:53:47 –
28. CARDONA VAGNONI (FRI) YAMAHA 05:43:05 00:54:17 –
29. GUASCH (ESP) GAS – GAS 05:43:26 00:54:38 –
30. VAN PELT (NLD) HONDA 05:44:58 00:56:10 –
31. CABRERA (CHL) KAWASAKI 05:45:33 00:56:45 –
32. STANOVNIK (SVN) KTM 05:46:14 00:57:26 –
33. PAYEN (FRA) YAMAHA 05:51:31 01:02:43 –
34. DIENER (AUS) YAMAHA 05:51:31 01:02:43 –
35. RODRIGUEZ (ARG) HONDA 05:52:07 01:03:19 –
36. DA COSTA (FRA) YAMAHA 05:55:28 01:06:40 –
37. OLIVEIRA (PRT) SPEEDBRAIN 05:55:48 01:07:00 –
38. HEINRICH (PER) HONDA 06:02:36 01:13:48 –
39. DE SOULTRAIT (FRA) YAMAHA 06:04:13 01:15:25 –
40. BIANCHI PRATA (PRT) HUSQVARNA 06:04:33 01:15:45 –
41. ARREDONDO (GTM) KTM 06:05:41 01:16:53 –
42. O’CONNOR (AUS) KTM 06:06:27 01:17:39 –
43. NASER COLOMBO (CHL) KTM 06:07:49 01:19:01 –
44. PROHENS (CHL) YAMAHA 06:10:26 01:21:38 –
45. DEMELCHORI (ARG) KAWASAKI 06:12:39 01:23:51 –
46. MEERU (EST) HONDA 06:14:10 01:25:22 –
47. ROBERTS (AUS) KTM 06:21:26 01:32:38 –
48. CROQUELOIS (FRA) YAMAHA 06:25:25 01:36:37 –
49. SAGHMEISTER (SRB) KTM 06:27:59 01:39:11 –
50. OLIVEIRA (PRT) HUSQVARNA 06:34:30 01:45:42 –
51. LAZARD (URY) KTM 06:36:44 01:47:56 –
52. DEL ZOTTO (ARG) GAS – GAS 06:38:47 01:49:59 –
53. DAMDINKHORLOO (MNG) KTM 06:42:26 01:53:38 –
54. GUZMAN BLANCO (CHL) KTM 06:42:49 01:54:01 –
55. VELLUTINO (PER) KTM 06:51:50 02:03:02 –
56. REINIKE (CHL) KTM 06:55:09 02:06:21 –
57. VALLE (MEX) KTM 06:56:15 02:07:27 00:41:00
58. JOHNSON (USA) HONDA 07:00:07 02:11:19 –
59. NIJEN TWILHAAR (NLD) KTM 07:00:42 02:11:54 –
60. HAMARD (FRA) KTM 07:02:41 02:13:53 –
61. TRACCAN (FRA) HONDA 07:04:53 02:16:05 –
62. DESI (HUN) KTM 07:05:27 02:16:39 –
63. DE GROOT (NLD) HONDA 07:08:19 02:19:31 –
64. PENATE MUNOZ (ESP) KTM 07:09:16 02:20:28 –
65. GRACIDA GARZA (MEX) HONDA 07:18:32 02:29:44 –
66. GOUNON (FRA) KTM 07:24:28 02:35:40 00:05:00
67. BATALLA (ESP) GAS – GAS 07:35:54 02:47:06 –
68. PUERTAS HERRERA (ESP) GAS – GAS 07:36:00 02:47:12 –
69. URQUIA (ARG) YAMAHA 07:56:23 03:07:35 –
70. SARMIENTO CERON (COL) YAMAHA 07:58:39 03:09:51 –
71. OLIVERAS CARRERAS (ESP) GAS – GAS 07:59:13 03:10:25 –
72. ERRAZURIZ (CHL) SHERCO 08:08:59 03:20:11 –
73. ESPINASSE (FRA) KTM 08:11:59 03:23:11 –
74. CID DE LA PAZ (ARG) YAMAHA 08:12:31 03:23:43 –
75. ONTIVEROS (ARG) YAMAHA 08:18:21 03:29:33 –
76. CHIVITE RUIZ (ESP) YAMAHA 08:28:42 03:39:54 –
77. QUIROGA (ARG) YAMAHA 09:18:51 04:30:03 01:00:00
78. VIGLIO (ITA) BETA 09:28:12 04:39:24 00:45:00
79. HOYOS LLACH (COL) HONDA 10:13:09 05:24:21 –
80. GUYOMARC’H (FRA) YAMAHA 10:53:23 06:04:35 –
81. ARANA COBEAGA (ESP) YAMAHA 15:21:01 10:32:13 03: 00: 0

General classification of the Dakar motorcycle 2014 after stage 9

1. COMA (ESP) KTM 36:55:07 – –
2. BARREDA BORT (ESP) HONDA 37:50:43 00:55:36 00:15:30
3. VILADOMS (ESP) KTM 38:49:09 01:54:02 00:15:00
4. ISRAEL ESQUERRE (CHL) SPEEDBRAIN 39:02:30 02:07:23 –
5. PAIN (FRA) YAMAHA 39:11:34 02:16:27 00:15:00
6. RODRIGUES (PRT) HONDA 39:19:49 02:24:42 –
7. PRZYGONSKI (POL) KTM 39:20:40 02:25:33 –
8. DESPRES (FRA) YAMAHA 39:25:20 02:30:13 01:00:30
9. GOUET (CHL) HONDA 39:53:06 02:57:59 00:01:30
10. CASTEU (FRA) KTM 40:18:30 03:23:23 00:00:30
11. SVITKO (SVK) KTM 40:24:26 03:29:19 01:00:00
12. JAKES (SVK) KTM 41:01:05 04:05:58 01:00:00
13. VAN NIEKERK (ZAF) KTM 41:12:55 04:17:48 –
14. METGE (FRA) YAMAHA 41:28:37 04:33:30 00:13:00
15. SALVATIERRA (BOL) SPEEDBRAIN 42:02:40 05:07:33 00:15:00
16. SANZ (ESP) HONDA 42:04:27 05:09:20 01:00:00
17. KNUIMAN (NLD) KTM 42:37:59 05:42:52 –
18. CARDONA VAGNONI (FRI) YAMAHA 42:45:37 05:50:30 00:05:00
19. PABISKA (CZE) KTM 43:09:26 06:14:19 –
20. RODRIGUEZ (CHL) HONDA 43:43:20 06:48:13 –
21. VOGELS (NLD) KTM 44:14:23 07:19:16 –
22. THIS (ITA) SPEEDBRAIN 44:16:38 07:21:31 00:15:00
23. VAN PELT (NLD) HONDA 44:21:03 07:25:56 –
24. OLIVEIRA (PRT) SPEEDBRAIN 44:40:20 07:45:13 –
25. PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP) SHERCO 44:40:44 07:45:37 00:40:00
26. GUASCH (ESP) GAS – GAS 44:45:40 07:50:33 00:01:00
27. BIANCHI PRATA (PRT) HUSQVARNA 45:06:36 08:11:29 00:05:00
28. PROHENS (CHL) YAMAHA 45:17:20 08:22:13 00:00:30
29. STANOVNIK (SVN) KTM 45:28:22 08:33:15 –
30. CUMMINGS (ZAF) KTM 45:30:44 08:35:37 00:00:30
31. PIZZOLITO (ARG) HONDA 45:51:48 08:56:41 02:00:00
32. PATRAO (PRT) SUZUKI 45:56:46 09:01:39 02:01:00
33. DE SOULTRAIT (FRA) YAMAHA 46:13:53 09:18:46 01:00:00
34. RODRIGUEZ (ARG) HONDA 46:45:02 09:49:55 01:15:00
35. NASER COLOMBO (CHL) KTM 47:02:15 10:07:08 01:00:00
36. PAYEN (FRA) YAMAHA 47:17:03 10:21:56 02:00:00
37. DEMELCHORI (ARG) KAWASAKI 47:45:26 10:50:19 –
38. O’CONNOR (AUS) KTM 48:13:14 11:18:07 01:00:00
39. CABRERA (CHL) KAWASAKI 48:28:16 11:33:09 02:36:00
40. OLIVERAS CARRERAS (ESP) GAS – GAS 48:32:19 11:37:12 01:00:00
41. ROBERTS (AUS) KTM 48:59:08 12:04:01 01:01:00
42. MEERU (EST) HONDA 49:04:55 12:09:48 01:18:00
43. GOUNON (FRA) KTM 49:17:22 12:22:15 00:05:00
44. DA COSTA (FRA) YAMAHA 49:27:32 12:32:25 02:00:00
45. ARREDONDO (GTM) KTM 49:33:00 12:37:53 01:00:00
46. HEINRICH (PER) HONDA 49:52:11 12:57:04 00:15:00
47. ONTIVEROS (ARG) YAMAHA 50:00:26 13:05:19 01:01:00
48. LAZARD (URY) KTM 50:01:40 13:06:33 –
49. DIENER (AUS) YAMAHA 50:26:24 13:31:17 03:00:00
50. SAGHMEISTER (SRB) KTM 50:42:07 13:47:00 00:01:00
51. NIJEN TWILHAAR (NLD) KTM 50:48:43 13:53:36 –
52. PROHENS (CHL) YAMAHA 51:49:46 14:54:39 ​​01:00:00
53. TRACCAN (FRA) HONDA 52:32:39 15:37:32 01:15:00
54. DESI (HUN) KTM 53:10:12 16:15:05 01:12:30
55. CROQUELOIS (FRA) YAMAHA 53:29:58 16:34:51 01:00:30
56. SARMIENTO CERON (COL) YAMAHA 53:35:28 16:40:21 01:01:30
57. PENATE MUNOZ (ESP) KTM 54:40:52 17:45:45 01:00:00
58. ERRAZURIZ (CHL) SHERCO 55:18:32 18:23:25 01:35:00
59. TRIISA (EST) HONDA 55:34:36 18:39:29 02:17:00
60. ARANA COBEAGA (ESP) YAMAHA 55:38:32 18:43:25 03:17:00
61. GRACIDA GARZA (MEX) HONDA 55:58:12 19:03:05 03:15:00
62. DEL ZOTTO (ARG) GAS – GAS 56:27:47 19:32:40 02:15:00
63. REINIKE (CHL) KTM 58:01:30 21:06:23 02:00:00
64. DAMDINKHORLOO (MNG) KTM 58:07:46 21:12:39 03:00:00
65. GUZMAN BLANCO (CHL) KTM 58:10:53 21:15:46 03:02:00
66. URQUIA (ARG) YAMAHA 59:39:24 22:44:17 03:00:00
67. VALLE (MEX) KTM 60:00:14 23:05:07 04:41:00
68. OLIVEIRA (PRT) HUSQVARNA 60:35:46 23:40:39 02:15:00
69. DE GROOT (NLD) HONDA 61:12:14 24:17:07 03:00:00
70. VELLUTINO (PER) KTM 61:25:00 24:29:53 03:15:00
71. HAMARD (FRA) KTM 62:06:53 25:11:46 01:00:00
72. CID DE LA PAZ (ARG) YAMAHA 62:37:51 25:42:44 03:00:00
73. BATALLA (ESP) GAS – GAS 63:58:21 27:03:14 03:00:00
74. ESPINASSE (FRA) KTM 64:30:58 27:35:51 04:40:00
75. PUERTAS HERRERA (ESP) GAS – GAS 66:24:27 29:29:20 03:00:00
76. HOYOS LLACH (COL) HONDA 67:41:59 30:46:52 02:00:00
77. QUIROGA (ARG) YAMAHA 70:36:27 33:41:20 03:02:00
78. JOHNSON (USA) HONDA 70:36:34 33:41:27 04:20:00
79. VIGLIO (ITA) BETA 75:16:20 38:21:13 08:00:00
80. CHIVITE RUIZ (ESP) YAMAHA 77:22:40 40:27:33 05:16:00
81. GUYOMARC’H (FRA) YAMAHA 97:43:51 60:48:44 07:10:00

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