Dakar
Dakar: BMW riders stage four report
Race to Dakar team overcome dune conditions The Race to Dakar team have successfully completed day 4 of the 2006 Euromilihões Dakar Rally after enduring the toughest and longest special event so far. Riding south from Er Rachidia to Ouarzazate ...
Edited: Jan 4, 2006, 2:25 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Race to Dakar team overcome dune conditions
The Race to Dakar team have successfully completed day 4 of the 2006 Euromilihões Dakar Rally after enduring the toughest and longest special event so far.
Riding south from Er Rachidia to Ouarzazate in Morocco, the team tackled a 386km special stage consisting of endless twisty and rocky tracks combined with high-speed roads and stretches of treacherous sand.
For the first time in the race, the teammates were forced to experience riding in real sand dune conditions - a demanding test for many competitors that called upon crucial navigation skills, high performance machines and immense physical fitness.
Spaniard, Isidre Esteve, won the fourth special stage in 04:13:01, beating compatriot, Marc Coma by a mere 28 seconds. However, Coma has now closed the overall gap in the motorcycle category over former leader, Cyril Despres, and is now reigns the top spot while Despres has been pushed back to fourth position.
At the end of today's event, Race to Dakar team member Charley Boorman remains in 135th position overall, Simon Pavey in 136th and Matt Hall in 173rd.
-www.racetodakar.com
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Dakar: Paco Crous - Volkswagen interview
Next article Dakar: Stage 4 Er Rachidia to Ouarzazate notes
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Cyril Despres
Despres gets Dakar 2020 Red Bull call-up
Dakar
Dakar
Despres gets Dakar 2020 Red Bull call-up
Electrical problems led to Peterhansel's 'rookie error'
Dakar
Dakar
Dakar
Electrical problems led to Peterhansel's 'rookie error'
X-Raid Mini confirms Sainz, Peterhansel, Despres for Dakar 2019
Dakar
Dakar
X-Raid Mini confirms Sainz, Peterhansel, Despres for Dakar 2019
Latest news
Marc Marquez puts his chances of retiring within three years at 70%
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Australian GP
2 min
Marc Marquez puts his chances of retiring within three years at 70%
Audi hands F3 runner-up Freddie Slater F1 practice debut
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
United States GP
37 min
Audi hands F3 runner-up Freddie Slater F1 practice debut
On this day: Fernando Alonso wins the world title, Michael Schumacher retires from F1
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Brazilian GP
2 h
On this day: Fernando Alonso wins the world title, Michael Schumacher retires from F1
Raul Fernandez still compromised after Indonesia finger injury: “I’m not at 100%”
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Australian GP
2 h
Raul Fernandez still compromised after Indonesia finger injury: “I’m not at 100%”
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe