The Dakar Rally complains after only three stages its first victims. The Polish motorcyclists Michal Hernik was found lifeless on Tuesday in Argentina on the stage from San Juan to Chilecito at kilometer 206, as the organizers announced on late evening. He was therefore about 300 meters from the track. The cause of his death is still unclear. There were no outward signs of an accident, it said.
No helmet, no distress signal
The 39-year-old had first attended the rally tradition. The spokesman of the organizer ASO, Gregory Murac, announced Hernik have not worn a helmet when a search party found his body on the steep and winding route. The bike was lying on the ground. The 39-year-old had made no distress signal.
The search for Hernik was started when no signal his position transmitter was longer registered. One and a half hours later he was found. The cause of death is being investigated by a judge in the provincial capital of La Rioja.
The victory of the Argentine local hero Orlando Terranova / Bernado Grey before the whole Second, Dirk von Zitzewitz from Karlshof and his driver Giniel de Villiers, became a minor matter. Also, that the German-South African duo in the Toyota Hilux its deficit was reduced to the leader Nasser Al-Attiyah in the BMW Mini to only about five minutes.
Hernik prepared two years Dakar before
In contrast to the top drivers in car, truck, quad or motorbike Hernik was a beginner when it comes to legendary rally in the world. He had done everything possible to fulfill his dream of the Dakar two years. “But we do not know what to expect during this rally,” he added before the start of the most demanding off-road adventure.
So far, more than 60 people lost the Dakar in its history, the life of participants on viewers to journalists. Hernik is the fifth victim of the current seven Dakar rallies in South America. A year ago, the Belgian motorcyclist Eric Palante had an accident at the age of 50 years at its eleventh Dakar participation on the way from Chilecito to San Miguel de Tucumán. In addition, two non-accredited journalists were killed when they crashed her car into a ravine
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