Tag: dakar rally
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TOBY PRICE SURPRISES EVEN HIS PARENTS IN GRUELLING DAKAR RALLY WIN
Toby Price is no stranger to pain, but the strength and resilience he showed to claim a second Dakar Rally title has surprised even his parents. Racing from stage one with a badly broken wrist, Price didn’t put a foot wrong overnight, to defy the odds.
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PRICE WINS SECOND DAKAR CROWN DESPITE WRIST INJURY
The Hunter’s Toby Price has done it – he’s taken out his second Dakar Rally title in Peru. With a time of one hour and 14 minutes, he won the final stage – two minutes and 21 seconds in front of second placed, Chile’s Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo. It hasn’t been an easy Dakar for…
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PRICE CLOSE TO SECOND DAKAR WIN
The Hunter’s Toby Price is just one stage away from a historic second Dakar Rally crown. He holds a remarkably tight one minute lead, heading into tonight’s final stage. In 2016, Price became the first Australian to ever win the iconic rally event. (AUDIO IN PARTS)
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TOBY PRICE MOVES UP THE LEADERBOARD AT DAKAR RALLY
The Hunter’s Toby Price has moved up to third overall on the Dakar rally following stage six, but he admits his wrist injury will make it almost impossible to win the event. A handful of his rivals weren’t so lucky, with several crashing in the dunes and needing to be airlifted to hospital. (AUDIO IN…
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MEREWETHER MOTORBIKE RIDER TAKES ON DAKAR UNASSISTED
Toby Price isn’t the only Hunter competitor tackling the gruelling Dakar Rally in Peru. Unlike the 2016 champion, Merewether’s James Ferguson is competing in his first race unassisted.
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TOBY PRICE FALLS TO FOURTH OVERALL AT DAKAR RALLY
A tough outing for Hunter motorbike rider Toby Price at the Dakar Rally overnight, dropping to fourth on the overall leaderboard after stage five. The former champion said he rode well, but struggled with his existing wrist injury, after landing awkwardly from a jump. He’s now three minutes off the leader. (VISION ONLY)
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TOBY PRICE CONTINUING TO PUSH DESPITE WRIST INJURY
Australia’s Toby Price has admitted he’ll have to push through the pain barrier during this year’s Dakar rally, as he continues to contend with a wrist injury he suffered last month. The 2016 champion completed stage one in sixth position, just over three minutes off the lead pace. Speaking before he set off, Price knew…
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PRICE WINS STAGE 11 AT THE DAKAR RALLY
The Hunter’s Toby Price is back on track at the Dakar Rally, winning Stage 11 in Argentina. The Australian admits he rode conservatively during week one, but it’s time to be aggressive. “Yeah kind of had to push a little bit today and claw a little bit back, it’s cool to get a stage win…
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TOBY PRICE SIXTH OVERALL AT DAKAR RALLY
A mixed day for the Hunter’s Toby Price on stage four of the Dakar rally. Following a group start on the beach in Peru, Price lost ground on the bike division leaders in the 100-kilometre stretch through the dunes. But when his five minute penalty from stage three was rescinded by officials, he moved up…
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MIXED DAY FOR TOBY PRICE AT DAKAR RALLY
A missed opportunity for the Hunter’s Toby Price at the Dakar rally. He finished the latest stage in third, before being handed a five-minute penalty, relegating him to 11th. Price is now ninth overall, 13 minutes off the leader, Englishman Sam Sunderland. It was a day of drama – Catalonian driver Nani Roma suffered head…