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Dakar 2017 Reduced to 12 Stages, Includes Paraguay
Dakar 2017 Reduced to 12 Stages, Includes Paraguay

4 May 2016, 07:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After Peru and Chile decided to stay out of the Dakar Rally for 2017, the South American race now comprises 12 stages and includes Paraguay

 
Chile Not a Part of the Dakar Rally in 2017
Chile Not a Part of the Dakar Rally in 2017

22 Mar 2016, 13:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 2017 will be the second year in a row when Chile is not a part of the Dakar Rally. Environmental and financial motivations appear to have led to this decision

 
IRON RIDERS Tells the History of Motorcycle Cannonball and Needs Your Funding
IRON RIDERS Tells the History of Motorcycle Cannonball and Needs Your Funding

25 Feb 2016, 17:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Iron Riders is an amazing documentary about the history of motorcycle cannonball records and its makers are now looking for public funding

 
Royal Enfield Himalayan Rally Raid Rendering Has Us Smiling in Embarrassment
Royal Enfield Himalayan Rally Raid Rendering Has Us Smiling in Embarrassment

9 Feb 2016, 15:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A rally-raid edition of the Royal Enfield Himalayan sounds exceptionally funny, to say the least, especially after the broken peg story

 
New LA to NY Solo Cannonball Motorcycle Record Now Stands at 38H49M
New LA to NY Solo Cannonball Motorcycle Record Now Stands at 38H49M

28 Jan 2016, 15:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Californian rider Carl Reese sets a new solo cannonball record for the distance between LA and NY, breaking the 33-year-old 42-hour performance

 
Dakar 2016: Price Wins the Rally, Husqvarna on Podium
Dakar 2016: Price Wins the Rally, Husqvarna on Podium

18 Jan 2016, 09:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Price is the new king of Dakar, as the Australian brings the fifteenth title in a row for KTM. Husqvarna was third, seemingly a new era dawns for the Huskies

 
Dakar 2016: Goncalves Crashes and Loses Consciousness, Rookie Meo Wins Stage 11
Dakar 2016: Goncalves Crashes and Loses Consciousness, Rookie Meo Wins Stage 11

15 Jan 2016, 10:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad luck for Honda as their top rider Paulo Goncalves crashed in Stage 11 and was forced to retire. KTM rookie Antoine Meo claims his second stage victory

 
Dakar 2016: Svitko Wins His First Stage, Price and KTM Leading Three Rounds to Go
Dakar 2016: Svitko Wins His First Stage, Price and KTM Leading Three Rounds to Go

14 Jan 2016, 09:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Slovakian Stefan Svitko claimed his maiden Dakar victory in Stage 10, one of the toughest sections of the rally, but Toby Price still has a comfortable lead

 
Dakar 2016: Price Wins Stage 9 in the Blistering Desert Heat
Dakar 2016: Price Wins Stage 9 in the Blistering Desert Heat

13 Jan 2016, 10:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM's rider increased his chances for a Dakar crown by winning Stage 9 in the searing heat of the Fiambala dunes, Special Stage Shortened

 
Alexander, the Son of American Racer Malcolm Smith, Tries His Hand in the Dakar 2016
Alexander, the Son of American Racer Malcolm Smith, Tries His Hand in the Dakar 2016

12 Jan 2016, 13:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Alexander Smith, the son of American off-road racer and movie star Malcolm Smith, is trying his hand in the 2016 Dakar Rally, and he has a bigger story to tell

 
Dakar 2016: Goncalves Involved in Huge Crash, Prive Claims Stage 8
Dakar 2016: Goncalves Involved in Huge Crash, Prive Claims Stage 8

12 Jan 2016, 12:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Paulo Goncalves crashed very hard during Stage 8, but fortunately he was okay. He lost the overall lead to Toby Price who claimed his fourth stage victory

 
Dakar: Stage 6 Sees Big Names Out of the Game, Stage 7 Goes to Rookie Meo
Dakar: Stage 6 Sees Big Names Out of the Game, Stage 7 Goes to Rookie Meo

11 Jan 2016, 10:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The hard side of the Dakar Rally is only to come, as the South American competition starts forcing big names to retire, ahead of entering the desert

 
Dakar 2016: Price Claims Stage 5, Four KTM Bikes in Top Five
Dakar 2016: Price Claims Stage 5, Four KTM Bikes in Top Five

8 Jan 2016, 09:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM's Toby Price bounced back to claim his second stage in this year's Dakar rally, and KTM secured the first four positions

 
Dakar 2016: Barreda Speeds Again, Five-Minute Penalty Hands Stage 5 to Goncalves
Dakar 2016: Barreda Speeds Again, Five-Minute Penalty Hands Stage 5 to Goncalves

7 Jan 2016, 09:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Joan Barreda Bort was once more the fastest rider in the special stage of the Jujuy Marathon round, but he sped on the link section and got penalized

 
Dakar 2016: Barreda Is Fastest, but a One-Minute Penalty Hands the Stage to Benavides
Dakar 2016: Barreda Is Fastest, but a One-Minute Penalty Hands the Stage to Benavides

6 Jan 2016, 09:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Action gets properly underway in the Dakar rally, with Honda machinery charging ahead KTM and Husqvarna. Barreda Bort loses stage due to a penalty

 
Dakar 2016: Toby Price Sets the Pace, Mud Makes Everything Harder
Dakar 2016: Toby Price Sets the Pace, Mud Makes Everything Harder

5 Jan 2016, 09:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Action gets underway as KTM rider Toby Price wins Stage 2 of the Dakar, with Husqvarna's Ruben Faria and Sherco's Alain Duclos behind him

 
Dakar 2016: Stage 1 Canceled Due to Heavy Rain
Dakar 2016: Stage 1 Canceled Due to Heavy Rain

4 Jan 2016, 10:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The debut stage of the Dakar 2016 was canceled because of the inclement weather. Heavy rain and clouds kept aircraft on the ground, hopes lie with Stage 2

 
Dakar 2016: El Nino Puts the First Stage at Risk
Dakar 2016: El Nino Puts the First Stage at Risk

29 Dec 2015, 17:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After causing Peru to withdraw from hosting Dakar stages this year, the El Nino phenomenon threatens to interfere even more with the competition

 
Husqvarna Introduces the Dakar Team and the Bikes
Husqvarna Introduces the Dakar Team and the Bikes

29 Dec 2015, 12:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team unveiled the bikes that will take the start in the 2016 edition of the Dakar Rally on January 3

 
2016 Yamaha WR450F Rally Dakar Machine Close-Up
2016 Yamaha WR450F Rally Dakar Machine Close-Up

28 Dec 2015, 15:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As promised, here is a nifty gallery of the 2016 Yamaha WR450F Rally bike that will carry Iwata's hopes into the upcoming Dakar competition