Isidore Esteve meets accident in Dakar: small crack in sternum, fracture of vertebrae

Isile Esteve and co-pilot Toksema VillalobosI met with an accident. 2026 Dakar Stage 6 228kmOf the total, 326 Isidore suffered two minor injuries, but the organization assured them both were safe at their camp in Riyadh, but no information is available at this time.

Isidore He was taken directly to the camp by helicopter. dakarThere he was examined by a doctor. He underwent a CT scan, MRI and electrocardiogram at the camp’s medical center, which revealed a small crack in his sternum and a minor fracture in his vertebrae, rendering the Catalan pilot unable to continue.

In that respect, Zema He was taken to the hospital for examination after suffering whiplash to avoid burdening the camp’s medical services, but he was feeling well and was transferred to the bivouac after examination.

Faced with this situation, the driver and co-driver had to get out of the car during the special run, much to Isidore’s pain. As a result of this incident, he was unable to complete the stage and his car was stuck in a spot that was difficult to escape from.

Isidore will have to leave This is my 21st time participating in Dakar (10 times by motorcycle, 11 times by car)). Of these, he only dropped out twice on the bike (2003 and 2006) and once on the car (Stage 8 in 2020). This was his fourth retirement in a total of 21 editions, and his second in 11 participations on four wheels, which says a lot about his driving, experience and how he reads the terrain.

This year, Isire had a new car and was very excited to test it. toyota hilux It was better than the previous year, when Moraes was declared world champion a few months earlier, and before the new evolution of the official Toyota team. Of course, it did not come with infinite replacement parts like the official set.

However, his sporting results suffered due to the inexplicable starting order of the second stage imposed by the FIA., As a result, I was significantly behind in the rankings, and on the second day I was behind the slower cars, losing a lot of time because I couldn’t see anything. The Dakar did not start well for him and ended in an accident.

Isidre, like Txema, has always stood out for its resilience, overcoming many mechanical difficulties in many editions and being able to complete when it seemed impossible. However, this time the problem was physical due to the blow. They couldn’t continue.