Dakar 2009 - Spanish Dakar rider in coma
Eurosport - Wed, 14 Jan 10:37:00 2009
Spanish motorbike rider Cristobal Guerrero was in a coma after crashing during the 10th stage of the Dakar rally across the Atacama Desert.
Guerrero, 48, was rescued by a helicopter and taken to hospital in the town of Copiapo, the starting and finishing point for the stage.
"Cristobal Guerrero fell during the 10th stage at the 160km mark," the spokesman said.
"The patient is in a coma and has been taken to hospital in Copiapo where he will undergo a scan."
The controversial race, being in held in South America for the first time, has already claimed the life of French motorcycle rider Pascal Terry and left two British competitors badly injured.
Terry was found dead in the early hours of January 7, three days after he went missing during the second stage in Argentine Patagonia around 160km from Santa Rosa.
Paul Green and Matthew Harrison suffered thorax and spine injuries during the rally's first stage when their car overturned.
The race was moved to Argentina and Chile after security fears in Mauritania caused last year's event to be postponed.
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While it's true its a race long-time viewers of this race are always interested in results of the racers in all the stages , after all it is the most dangerous race in the world for off-road. I don't see bikers being shot by snipers in any other races but in this one several have been killed in bazzare accidents ; but indeed its all part of the Dakar rally .
Why all the fuss - not one competitor there is complaioning about the sad fact that its a dangerous sport - in fact that is exactly why they are there.
Where's the invalid comment for no.1?
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