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First act of heroism in Dakar: dragging a bike 2.5 kilometers across the sand to the finish line
Dakar brings out the best in you even in complex situations. There’s no time for regrets. It’s about finding solutions and moving forward in the middle of a remote desert. in any case. And even on a day when everything in theory should have been more relaxed, even the prologue stage of just 22km. One example of this was French player Niels Selick. He suffered some problems on the first day of the Dakar and was forced to sign his first heroic performance of this competition.
Niels was one of the favorites to finish on the podium in Rally 2, the second in the motorcycle category, with his Kove. However, he soon realized that his ambitions in this sport would be in vain.
At the 6-kilometer mark, he encountered mechanical problems with his bike and spent more than two hours in the sun repairing them before resuming his journey. But just when everything seemed to be going well towards the goal, the problem returned.
Niels then stopped 2.5km from the final goal of the prologue stage. The only possible solution was to push the bike, but the added complexity of having to do it on sand, and having to push a bike weighing over 130kg on that terrain made things very complicated for him.
And it has arrived. Selic reached the final finish line already in the trash with a chance of a podium in Rally 2, but only after learning resistance and resilience in the sun. He will continue to aim to shine in the 13th stage of this Dakar, without having a goal for the overall standings. She was unlucky to be the last Cove to leave Rally2, ahead of RallyGP’s premier class pilots, whose starting spots in Stage 1 were at stake. He had to push. He signed the first feat of this edition.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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The Cadillac team has unveiled a special livery that will make its Formula 1 debut during pre-season testing in Barcelona at the end of January.
General Motors Chairman Mark Royce unveiled the exterior at GM’s new global headquarters in Detroit. It is this livery that the team will use during five days of testing at the Barcelona-Catalonia circuit from 26 to 30 January. The official race livery will be revealed during the Super Bowl commercial break on February 8.
The presentation was part of celebrations marking the opening of GM’s new headquarters. The car will also be on public display at the Detroit Auto Show until January 25.
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Australian driver Jack Duane left the Alpine team after the end of the 2025 Formula 1 season.
A product of the Alpine Academy, Duen made his Formula 1 debut at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and has an early chance ahead of his debut season in the royal race.
But even before the start of the championship, Alpin signed several reserve drivers, including Franco Colapinto. A quarter of the way through the season, Douin failed to give teammate Pierre Gasly a consistent challenge: in qualifying he beat the Frenchman in only two of eight sessions (including sprint qualifying), in half he was more than six-tenths of a second behind, and his best result of the race was 13th place.
As a result, the team decided to transfer Colapinto to the operational squad and return Duane to the reserve pilot role. The 22-year-old Australian himself admitted that this decision was a heavy blow for him.
Now Duane is finally leaving Enstone to focus on another phase of his career. Possible options include racing with Kondo Racing in Super Formula, but there is no official confirmation of this project yet. It is known that during testing at the Suzuka circuit, the Australian driver crashed his car three times at the same Degner 2 corner.
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French motorcycle racer Raphael Cholet was involved in a serious accident during the national sand track racing championship, reports RMC Sport.
The 21-year-old athlete, attempting to make a jump during a motocross race, fell upon landing and was hit by another competitor. Cholet, who suffered serious injuries and suffered cardiac arrest, was taken to hospital in Bordeaux by helicopter but died several hours later.
The race was first suspended and then finally stopped and cancelled. The competition took place as part of the Moto-Gurp TT, and about 1,400 riders took part in the races.
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