Paul Carruthers | January 7, 2005
The following release is from the promoters of the Telefonica Dakar Rally…
Due to the weather condition on the Mauritanian desert since Thursday on the course of the rally, the organization has decided to modify the race. The bad visibility has forced most of the helicopters to remain grounded.
At 10 a.m. today, only 96 bikes, 59 cars and 27 trucks had completed stage 7, and 31 competitors had officially retired from the race.
The race organization has therefore decided on the following measures:
– Cancel stage 8 between Tichit and Tidjikja.
– The authorized time for stage 7 will be longer.
– The competitors will all head to Tidjikja in liaison
Paul Carruthers | Editor
Paul Carruthers took over as the editor of Cycle News in 1993 after serving as associate editor since starting his career at the publication in 1985. Carruthers has covered every facet of the sport in his near-28-year tenure at America's Daily Motorcycle News Source.
