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This is the single-news section of the
marathonrally.com rally-live special of the UAE Desert Challenge 2006. To navigate please use the upper or right Navigation Bar.
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UAE Desert Challenge: Marc Coma: It´s a very good result.
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Big success as well for the riders of the Repsol KTM team in the motorbike class. Marc Coma clinched a clear victory after dominating throughout the race and his team mate Jordi Viladoms finally finished third, thus taking his first podium finish in the Raids World Championship. With this victory, Coma has become championship runner-up, which means a great success considering the fact that the Repsol rider has not taken part in all of the rounds of the season. Frenchman David Casteu was proclaimed today in Dubai Raid World Champion. The results of this Dubai rally may be a certain hint as regards the 2007 Dakar Rally, considering that it has gathered the highest contenders for the victory of the African race which will be starting on January 6th, 2007 from the Portuguese city of Lisbon.
Marc Coma: "It’s a very good result, in fact it was our objective. I think that this has boosted our morale and confidence for the Dakar Rally. I’m very happy. I want to thank the team for the work they have done, the mechanics, Jordi Arcarons, Jordi Viladoms as well, because the truth is that it is very easy to work with a team like this. I would also like to dedicate the race to all those who are suffering from home; I know there are lots of them. As regards the special, the aim was not to take any risks and reach the finish. There was fog during the first special and y was opening the road and therefore the pace was rather slow. But the fog had disappeared during the second special so I was able to set a much faster pace. I’m happy because we achieved our aim today, which was securing the rally, and that’s what we did."
Jordi Viladoms: "I’m very, very happy, because this year we’ve taken part in many races. Things worked out well already during the Pharaoh’s Rally but we couldn’t round it up. In this event, with the best riders, we’ve been able to make a good race and also finish on the podium, which is a big success for me. Today’s stage was rather long, because there was a lot of fog at the start of the first special and you never know if your pace is good enough. You hardly see anything and you don’t know whether the other riders are having the same problems as you. Anyway, I tried to push in other avoid being caught. This is how I reached the finish and it went good because I managed to recover 4 minutes over Blais and Casteu. I’m very happy."
Standings Motobikes
Stage 5 Sector 1
01) Isidre Esteve | KTM | 02:52:11
02) Frans Verhoeven | KTM | 03:00:10
03) Jordi Viladoms | KTM | 03:02:37
04) Pal Anders Ullevalseter | KTM | 03:02:51
05) Cyril Despres | KTM | 03:04:12
11) Marc Coma | KTM | 03:08:31
Stage 5 Sector 2
01) Isidre Esteve | KTM | 01:40:29
02) Frans Verhoeven | KTM | 01:42:00
03) Jean de Azevedo | KTM | 01:44:10
04) Cyril Despres | KTM | 01:44:11
05) Marc Coma | KTM | 01:44:32
10) Jordi Viladoms | KTM | 01:45:01
Overall Motorbikes
01) Marc Coma | KTM | 18:02:17
02) Cyril Despres | KTM | 18:16:36
03) Jordi Viladoms | KTM | 18:26:10
04) David Casteu | KTM | 18:32:51
05) Chris Blais | KTM | 18:33:21
2006/11/10 | 16:32 CET | Editor: UAE Live Team, Repsol
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