The tenth stage in 2012 Dakar riders to face the desert conditions, including more sand dunes. Through from Iquique, Arica in northern Chile, 377 km stretch of road. Des Pres, 9 temporary stage winner (the penalty was issued), started the day 2 minutes 28 second lead.
Coma chase his French opponent, who for their fourth victory in the Dakar Rally riders battle the two sides split the first eight stages 6. However, in about half, two drivers to navigational errors. Bort errors, recorded his first Dakar stage victory.
Joan Barreda Bort (ESP – Husqvarna’s) 13 January, office automation
“Rear wheel, I in the first three days, I always put it day by day in the final stages of a better yesterday, for example, I saw, I can go to attack, so I went to today’s stage, I There is a problem, my feet in a very fast corner, where I was at 120 kmph, I hit my foot of stone, and I think that the impact of tearing my legs when I was refueling area, I took some painkillers until the end of the period determined. I even accelerate, and we will see what happens to me I think I might have my tibia fracture, but I do not think I have, I do not know how serious injury, but I think I should be determined and able to complete in Lima. ”
Coma (ESP – KTM) 2, the second office
“It’s a rebound, I think we will continue to fight until the last tone. We have been trying to get all the time and into the Peru project will be a decisive difference. The game will depend on the smallest of margins. When the performance level is very on the same team and the same bike, it is very difficult, both for him and me, but when it comes to the crunch, it will be fully completed a rider or other. ”
Cyril de Springs Gonzalez (FRA – KTM Racing) third, the first office
“It is very suitable for me, until the whole 225-km point, I will try to maintain a good pace, but I made a small navigation error, when Mark more than I and he and Joan Barreda, I would like to congratulate a great ride good stage at this level, every second counts! it is the case, I think that might happen, so I was not surprised by the other day, and I’m just happy in any case, remain in the entire 377 km, while riding is not e