Spanish biker dies after injuries sustained in Dakar crash

Alastair Moffitt

The 41-year-old crashed his KTM out of 45th position last Thursday and was operated on for serious abdominal injuries in Zouerat in Western Sahara. He was then transferred to Dakar in Senegal before returning to Spain. However, he was unable to recover from his injuries in an Alicante hospital and died yesterday.

In the motorcycle category yesterday, Cyril Despres took the overall lead with a win on stage 10 around the city of Atar in Mauritania.