Breaking news
Dakar
KTM rider Marc Coma will not run the 2013 Dakar
Coma injured his left shoulder in Rally Morocco and now has to sit out this year's challenge in Argentina, Chile and Peru.
Edited: Dec 22, 2012, 8:35 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
The AMV pilot had to make this difficult decision to not be fully recovered from his left shoulder injury
Marc Coma will not participate in the next edition of the Dakar Rally. The three-time winner of the event (2006, 2009 and 2011) was looking to compete in his eleventh consecutive Dakar but has failed to recover in time from the injury he suffered in his left shoulder in Rally Morocco.
Marc Coma announced today at a press conference organized at Hotel Alexandra Barcelona, that he will not contest the Dakar Rally 2013. The rider has had to make the difficult decision to not be fully recovered from his left shoulder injury, suffered last October 17 in the Rally of Morocco.
Marc Coma
Photo by: A.S.O.
The recovery work to his left shoulder in the care of Sant Cugat has been intense but the AMV rider has not achieved the minimum results.
Coma's 2012 season was still a successful one, in which, for the fifth time, was proclaimed World Rally Champion Cross-Country (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2012).
Coma started strong, winning the first two rounds of the championship-Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and Sealine Cross-Country-, and only needed a third place in Sardinia to be crowned five-time World Cross-Country Rally.
Team mate Joan Pedrero will be part of the adventure of Dakar with AMV Red Bull KTM Factory Team.
The Spanish rider faces his fifth appearance in the Dakar with the utmost enthusiasm and experience with previous appearances, in addition to the miles accumulated this season.
Marc Coma, AMV rider: "After thinking and thinking a lot, I find myself physically unable to face the Dakar. I want to thank all the people who are part of this project, which have understood the situation and helped us get to this point.
The situation is not easy for me, and I waited until the last minute before making this decision. It has been two months of very hard work, very tired, fighting against the clock, not just me but all the people involved, which I want to thank all you have done to try to get to the appointment with the minimum conditions but, regrettably, cannot be so.
Do not forget that the Dakar is the toughest race in the world. With Dr. Mir, Dexeus University Institute, and Dr. Turmo, the CAR of Sant Cugat, we performed various stress tests to determine the current status of my left shoulder without us from obtaining the desired results.
But I want to make clear that this is a parenthesis. I've fallen, and it's not the first time nor the last. Whenever that has happend, I've gotten up and we've always continued, we have become stronger. "
Source: Marc Coma Website
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 Disembark 'n' park
Next article Honda sends trio of riders to 2013 Dakar Rally
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Marc Coma
We feared Alonso’s Dakar was over, admits co-driver Coma
Dakar
Dakar
Dakar
We feared Alonso’s Dakar was over, admits co-driver Coma
Alonso finishes 16th on eventful rally-raid debut
Cross-Country Rally
Cross-Country Rally
Lichtenburg 400
Alonso finishes 16th on eventful rally-raid debut
Dakar legend Coma to serve as Alonso's co-driver
Dakar
Dakar
Dakar legend Coma to serve as Alonso's co-driver
Latest news
Max Verstappen stars with 15-place charge in 45 minutes: 'I learned a lot and had fun'
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance
WCEE GT World Challenge Europe Endurance
Portimão
17 min
Max Verstappen stars with 15-place charge in 45 minutes: 'I learned a lot and had fun'
The closest finish in MotoGP history: Toni Elias over Valentino Rossi 20 years ago
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Portuguese GP
2 h
The closest finish in MotoGP history: Toni Elias over Valentino Rossi 20 years ago
When will Mercedes become F1 world champions in 2026?
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Singapore GP
2 h
When will Mercedes become F1 world champions in 2026?
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