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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Red Bull celebrates Dakar 2013 victories - video]]></title>
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Cyril Despres battled his way through the early stages of the 2013 event, in which buggy, bike, quad and lorry drivers took on 8,500 kilometres of harsh terrain in South America, and managed to claim his fifth Dakar victory.

Riding a KTM, the Frenchman gained his second consecutive win in the rally, despite suffering a penalty after he was forced to change engines mid-way through ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/red-bull-celebrates-dakar-2013-victories-video-431206/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Despres and Peterhansel: the Lima-Santiago connection]]></title>
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124 motorcycle riders, 26 quad drivers, 89 car crews and 60 car crews paraded on the podium set up opposite Santiago's Palacio de la Moneda to celebrate their arrival in the Chilean capital, as the President of the Republic emerged from the palace to congratulate the winners of the 2013 Dakar. With 14% days of racing and over 8,000 kilometres under their belts, 67% (299/449) of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/despres-and-peterhansel-the-lima-santiago-connection/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victors in Dakar 2013: Despres, Peterhansel, Patronelli and Nikolaev]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Despres and Peterhansel shift into fifth gear!

Frenchman Cyril Despres took his fifth Dakar after finishing 17th in the 14th and last stage of the 2013 edition, won by Chilean Francisco &quot;Chaleco&quot; López, which puts him on par with Cyril Neveu in the race's palmarès and just one win away from Stéphane Peterhansel's record. He can also pride himself on the fact that he helped ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/victors-in-dakar-2013-despres-peterhansel-patronelli-and-nikolaev/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lopez puts on stunning performance on home soil for stage 13 win]]></title>
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The day before the finish in Santiago, &quot;Chaleco&quot; Lopez put in a first-class performance between Copiapo and La Serena to pick up his 4th stage victory in 2013 and more importantly to move into 2nd place in the general standings at the expense of Ruben Faria. It was also show-time in the car category thanks to Robby Gordon, who won his 2nd stage in 2013, just in front of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/lopez-puts-on-stunning-performance-on-home-soil-for-stage-13-win/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Roma, Verhoeven take stage 12 wins as leaders hold top spots]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The rocky Fiambala-Copiapó stage saw the triumph of a support driver and the reemergence of an old threat. Nani Roma won in his Mini while Frans Verhoeven went fastest in the Bikes.

As the 2013 Dakar Rally winds down on its way back to Santiago, the competitors have begun to let off the throttles, hoping to preserve their machines just long enough to make it to the Pacific coast with ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/roma-verhoeven-take-stage-12-wins-as-leaders-hold-top-spots/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Americans triumph in mudded, flooded stage 11]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[American energy proved unbeatable as Dakar competitors faced the fearsome Fiambala stage today, with Red Bull KTM’s Kurt Caselli and Speed Energy Hummer’s Robby Gordon taking wins in their respective classes as flash flooding shortened the day’s action. 

As though the changing terrain of Day 11’s La Rioja-Fiambala route didn’t already make it one of the toughest on the Rally, the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/americans-triumph-in-mudded-flooded-stage-11-430775/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Argentinean Terranova steals the 10th stage in X-raid's BMW X3]]></title>
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On completion of a superb battle with the title holder, Joan Barreda picked up his 4th stage victory on the 2013 edition, 1'15 ahead of Cyril Despres. In the general standings, the Frenchman took command ahead of his team-mate Ruben Faria, who finished the day in 8th place. In the car category, Argentinean Orlando Terranova won his 1st stage victory, while Stéphane Peterhansel, 3rd ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/argentinean-terranova-steals-the-10th-stage-in-x-raid-s-bmw-x3/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Despres: Days like this are really special]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The blistering speed of Cyril Despres brought home a stage win on day ten of the 2013 Dakar and propelled the Frenchman up the overall rankings. 

Cyril fought back from some recent mechanical misfortune to put in the sort of performance that has seen him win four editions of the Dakar.


After the remarkable stage win Cyril now sits in second place with his team-mate Ruben Faria 5m23s ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/despres-days-like-this-are-really-special/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nasser Al-Attiyah bows out of the 2013 Dakar Rally]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Nasser Al-Attiyah’s adventure at the 2013 Dakar came to a premature end when he was unable to complete Stage Nine of the rally due to a broken water pump.

Nasser and co-driver Lucas Cruz had been battling for the overall lead of the race until they were forced to withdraw on the stage between Tucuman and Cordoba.


His retirement from the race is a bitter pill for Nasser to swallow ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/nasser-al-attiyah-bows-out-of-the-2013-dakar-rally/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Red Bull's Despres grabs his first 2013 win on stage 9 ]]></title>
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Frenchman Cyril Despres produced a stunning performance to take his first stage win in the 2013 Dakar and, most importantly, climb to second overall, 5′23″ down, as the defending champion benefited from his main rivals' bad day at the office. In the car category, today was M-Day, with Mini's Nani Roma taking his second win in 2013 and Stéphane Peterhansel opening up a gulf between ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/red-bull-s-despres-grabs-his-first-2013-win-on-stage-9/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rest day: It's still too close to call in Tucumán!]]></title>
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139 motorcycles, 26 quads, 106 cars and 64 trucks made it through the first eight stages to the rest day in Tucumán, representing 74.61% of the vehicles which started in Lima. As expected, the Peruvian sequence was as splendid as it was tough, with its fair share of twists and turns. David Casteu, Marcos Patronelli, Stéphane Peterhansel and Gerard de Rooy lead their respective ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/rest-day-it-s-still-too-close-to-call-in-tucum-n/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nasser Al-Attiyah keeps his head above water]]></title>
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Nasser Al-Attiyah faced a wall of water on Stage Eight of the 2013 Dakar Rally

Nasser Al-Attiyah survived a torrential rainstorm on Stage Eight of the 2013 Dakar to keep the Qatar Red Bull Rally Team in the hunt for victory.

Today’s route between Salta and Tucuman was originally scheduled to include a 471km timed special but as weather conditions worsened the stage became ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/nasser-al-attiyah-keeps-his-head-above-water/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Barreda wins in Bikes while Cars await stage 8 cancellation ruling]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[From high, dry mountains to the wet hills of Argentina, Dakar has taken a turn in terrain since leaving Chile, and with it has come chaos. It was torrential rains and swelling rivers that stopped today’s stage early with the Cars still out in the mud. Race organizers have not clarified the point at which competitors’ clocks were stopped, however, and depending on their eventual ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/barreda-wins-in-bikes-while-cars-await-stage-8-cancellation-ruling/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Caselli grabs stage 7 Bike win as the riders mourn the loss of Bourgin]]></title>
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As the Dakar Rally reached its peak in the high Andes Mountains, Kurt Caselli achieved his own, taking an incredible first stage win on the descent into Salta, Argentina. In the Cars category, Stéphane Peterhansel extended his overall lead with the fastest time, but the day was overshadowed by the death of French Bike rider 
Thomas Bourgin.

The thin air of the mountains was a new ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/caselli-grabs-stage-7-bike-win-as-the-riders-mourn-the-loss-of-bourgin/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deadly accident of French rider Thomas Bourgin]]></title>
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Motorcycle rider no. 106 Thomas Bourgin (France) was the victim of a fatal traffic accident on the liaison as he made his way to the start of Friday’s special stage.

The accident took place at 08:23 hrs local time on the link route on the way up to the Chilean side of the mountain range. The 25-year-old rider collided with a Chilean police car that was travelling in the opposite ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/deadly-accident-of-french-rider-thomas-bourgin/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bittersweet day for the Qatar Red Bull Rally Team]]></title>
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The gloss was taken off Nasser Al-Attiyah's stage win by the retirement of Carlos Sainz

The blow of Carlos Sainz’s retirement was softened by Nasser Al-Attiyah making it five stage wins from a possible six for the Qatar Red Bull Rally Team at the 2013 Dakar.

Nasser and co-pilot Lucas Cruz planned to attack on the 455km timed special stage from Arica to Calama and they executed ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/bittersweet-day-for-the-qatar-red-bull-rally-team/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Al-Attiyah wins stage 6 as his teammate Sainz retires]]></title>
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Rarely in the Dakar does everything go as planned, or so Nasser Al-Attiyah found out as both team leader and head driver of the Qatar Red Bull buggy program, combining the joy of his stage six win today with the disappointment of Carlos Sainz’s early retirement in the other buggy.  “I've had a lot of problems since the start of the rally, and today just took the biscuit!” said ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/al-attiyah-wins-stage-6-as-his-teammate-sainz-retires/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Minis attack on 5th stage while Yamaha lands the Bike victory]]></title>
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On the fifth day, the route went from Arequipa to Arica as the Dakar competitors left Peru and entered Chile. Today they went from the sea of sand in one country to a rough in another. It was the type of terrain where navigation was a key element as they needed to avoid the rocks as they entered the Andean valleys.

Joan ‘Nani’ Roma was all smiles as he and his co-driver Michel ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/minis-attack-on-5th-stage-while-yamaha-lands-the-bike-victory/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Al-Attiyah capitalizes on stage four attrition, Barreda makes gains]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Victory at Dakar becomes a mirage in the desert, and some of the race’s biggest names saw that mirage evaporate today in the sands between Nazca and Arequipa. Carlos Sainz, Robby Gordon, and Lucio Alvares all dropped out of the fight for the lead in Cars while Nasser Al-Attiyah won a second consecutive stage in the category and Joan Barreda launched himself back into the heat of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/al-attiyah-capitalizes-on-stage-four-attrition-barreda-makes-gains/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Al-Attiyah, Lopez ride dunes to stage three victories]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For some the dunes of Dakar are a blessing. For most, they are a curse. Nasser Al-Attiyah is one of the few that sees them as the former, and thus used the high ridges of today’s Pisco-Nazca route to take his 15th career Dakar stage win. Meanwhile, Francisco Lopez took his second win in three days in the Bikes category in similar dune-bashing fashion.

&quot;The sand was very soft ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/al-attiyah-lopez-ride-dunes-to-stage-three-victories-430496/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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