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

Maybe Robeeeeeeeeeeeee Gorrrrrrrrrrrrrdon ran over the waypoint! Maybe?

Changed to +14:52 @ WP3
WTH is going on with the trackers/timing???

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8h59
Francisco López takes the penultimate special of the 2013 Dakar ahead of Spain's Joan Barreda, who lies in a provisional second place, 1'05" back. Cyril Despres is third at 2'20", followed by Paulo Gonçalves at 3'05". But we're waiting for some of the protagonists of today's special to finish in order to confirm this classification.

9h19
At the moment, Ruben Faria holds the second best time at the finish of the first part of the special, 32" behind Francisco López. Joan Barreda is third, 8" behind the Portuguese rider. Frans Verhoeven, who was in the Top 3 at the previous checkpoints, has yet to finish.


Now cross / check with Misha

FARIA +24''
BARREDA + 2'32''
VERHOEVEN +2'49''
CYRIL + 8'14''
Gonçalves +12'29''

Yeah don't forget about the crepes. CDP may have stopped to make some chocolate crepes for the other riders cos he's such a nice guy (this year) during the stage and so lost time to Chaleco (who missed out on his crepe in his haste to finish in front). That's my guess.

Who needs caffiene just listen to Radio Maray!

Obviously warp drive! Chaleco is running a 'Tamagul' special this stage

Chaleco's loss....crepes are wonderful!!

Yeah obviously...? :huh it's not like he doesn't know any of the tracks around this part of the world...

The 8h59 thing is bullshit, that was yesterday. They posted it again today just to irritate people.

Go Luis !!

Got a headache, going to BBQ the steak - sorry for you guys in the snow zone

Catch up at the end of neutralisation to see if the Mayan's were actually correct that CDP would be beaten in the 2013 Dakar some 38 days after the world came to an end

Last 17kms will be 2 riders at once!

Ordered by stage hours at WP3, right?

So...

Lopes vs despres
Barreda vs pedrero
helder vs jakes
goncalves vs pain
przygonski vs farres
pizzolito vs faria

Two questions:

What's going on with Bounds?

How long is the neutralization?

My head is going to explode from all this drama

Now that's asking for trouble - who's got Casselli, Barreda

Just for show off

Caselli and Barreda are "somewhere" near the front.

I'm hitting the dunes outside my house with my bike tomorrow or monday ...in Michigan

Altitude, cold and sand should be a nice wake-up call...

I expect to drop the bike enough times to honor the fallen this year