DAKAR 2013: PETERHANSEL CRUSHES ALL
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After navigating 8,574km through South America, half of that on tough competitive stages which took 38 and a half hours to run, Stéphane Peterhansel entered the Chilean capital not only at the head of the Dakar 2013 edition but also as a back-to-back victor and an incredible 11-time winner in cars and on bikes.
88 other cars finished, alongside 124 bikes, 60 trucks and just 26 quad riders. Peterhansel suffered no mechanical problems, with the Mini running near perfectly throughout the event. There’s no such thing as a lucky win in the Dakar: but you do need luck as well as consummate skill. And Peterhansel has no shortage of both. 12 up in 2014?
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