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That is not the issue. Since it can happen. But not stopping after essentially crushing a bike, that is an issue. The Dakar organisation emphasises sportsmanship like behaviour, like stopping, heavily. According to ADVrider, Nani Roma went over an bike, Tiziano, this same Dakar, stopped and...

El Matador is going to be upset... He started before Nasser, he got lost in the dunes where everyone had a mishap. Nasser passed easily. Nasser at ASS. Carlos still backtracking in the dunes...

He basically did that!  :lol8: Said stuff it and mounted his bike about to head into the dunes no matter what they say and then they talked to race direction and he just got penalties.

Still WP10 in between. The trucks nearly all passed him so the track is a mess...

At 2:50 both Branch's and Toby's bikes next to each other on the bakkie...  :'(

Indeed! Really flying! I think the trucks are indeed what slowed him so much the previous days. He started a bit too easy on the previous stages. This time he hung onto the group for quite a distance.

Update, seems to be only a broken collarbone and bruising for Toby.

From AdvRider heinzkini Bad news today's tage! Stage 8 is a bad day for us: Toby Price crashed badly and broke his shoulder, both wrists and foot..! Luciano Benavides also crashed and broke his arm!

Jose Cornejo is having a stunning stage. At the front and trading first place with KB every now and then. Well done on navigation! Still on his own at the front.

I think these guys (bikes and cars) are hammering really hard... Current list of mechanical issue for each competitor from what I can see halfway in marathon: 1) Ross Branch - Chain jam, possible radiator issue (heard some hissing in that video), and other things possibly since he mentioned...

True, just throwing a chirp for that T7 thread...  ;D

The suspension is too soft on those Yamaha's....  :pot: :pot: :pot: T7 Ahem...  ;)

James at the ASS!!

I think so too. 2.5 - 3.5 hrs riding. And all that is at the bivouc that is not at the ASS is his box...

Here is a screenshot of the map