There are no two without three: Luciano Benavides wins the 11th stage and there is a new leader in the Dakar

Third victory for Luciano Benavides on the Dakar 2023, which is in the 11th stage disputed this Thursday. The day also saw another change of leader, with Skyler Howes returning to the top. During a day spent in the Empty Quarter desert, Luciano Benavides (Husqvarna) set the tone from an early age and ended up … Read more

Sébastien Loeb wins the 11th stage of the Dakar, his fourth consecutive success

Despite his position as opener this Thursday during the 11th stage disputed in the Quart Vide desert, Sébastien Loeb (BRX) chained a fourth consecutive success on the Dakar 2023, the fifth overall, after having been in the lead in each of the crossing points. A demonstration for the Frenchman, despite a difficult stage profile for … Read more

On the verge of giving up, Sainz (Audi) turned around in a helicopter to resume the 9th stage of the Dakar

To quit or not to quit? Yet airlifted to Riyadh hospital on Tuesday after a violent accident during the 9th stage of the Dakar, Carlos Sainz decided, in midair, to turn around and resume the race. Despite chest pains, the 60-year-old Spanish driver reunited with his co-driver Lucas Cruz at km 6 of the day’s … Read more

14 dead and 73 injured in collision between two buses

At least fourteen people were killed and 73 injured in a collision between two buses on Thursday in Yamoussoukro, in central Côte d’Ivoire, the emergency services said. For a reason that has not been specified, the collision occurred at the southern exit of the Ivorian capital Yamoussoukro, towards Abidjan. The report communicated by the Group … Read more