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Despres is Bike champion; Patronelli takes Quad title

Once a year, the amateurs and the best rally-raid riders of the world all gather together to compete in the toughest rally in the world: The Dakar! The event has became one of the biggest motorsport spectacles of the year and for the teams and riders, winning the Dakar rally is as important as sportscar drivers taking the win in the 24 hours of Le Mans or for a F1 driver to win the Grand Prix of Monaco. Today before being celebrating in Lima, the capital city of Peru, the riders had to get to grip with the sand and dunes one more time in a short 29 km special stage before having a change to relax. Navigation, through wasn‘t as vital as the stage was in pairs of riders, and started in reversed order to give back to the event a more traditional type of ending.

In the Bike Category, Red Bull KTM rider Cyril Despres became the 2012 Dakar champion over his main rival, Marc Coma. Despres took his fourth Bike title; his second since the Dakar rally was moved to South America in 2009. Despres claims this Dakar as the toughest so far as he rode each day swapping places with Coma several times during the rally and just reclaimed the lead with one day to go.

“I always pay attention to detail. I like doing my homework and, in my job, when things go OK you end up winning! Today we won ..... [read more]

Coma Reclaims Dakar Lead [January 13, 2012] [Motor Racing]
Spanish motorcyclist Marc Coma reclaimed the overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Friday when he stormed to victory on the 12th stage from Arequipa to Nasca, replacing France's Cyril Despres. The KTM rider, who had been more than two minutes off the ..... [read more]

Ryan Dungey snares KTM's first Supercross class podium [January 11, 2012] [Motocross]
Red Bull/KTM Factory Team rider Ryan Dungey finished 3rd overall at the opening round of the AMA Supercross Series effectively earning KTM's first-ever U.S. Supercross class podium finish. Dungey scores first Supercross podium for KTM Du ..... [read more]

Vail struggles as snowless ski season hits West [January 9, 2012] [Skiing]
Vail Resorts Inc. (MTN) shares have fallen 15 percent since Dec. 23 as major ski trails were closed at the company’s mountain properties in the western U.S. because of a lack of snow. Visitors to the company’s resorts were down 15.3 percent compar ..... [read more]

Laxey’s Colin Clague is BMX star in making [January 6, 2012] [BMX]
THERE may be something in the water in Laxey – beneficial to two-wheeled sportsmen. Having already produced a certain Mark Cavendish, the village is also home to promising young BMX rider Colin Clague. The 16-year-old Ramsey Grammar School stud ..... [read more]

Kelly Slater, Dane Reynolds, Kolohe Andino unleash on flawless Rincon [January 4, 2012] [Surfing]
The first of two major swells filled in along California's coastline on Tuesday, providing Rincon with its best swell of the season thus far. And it wasn't any secret. Helping to celebrate were Kelly Slater, Dane Reynolds, Kolohe Andino and a slew of ..... [read more]

Argentine rider dies following Dakar Rally crash [January 2, 2012] [Motor Racing]
The death of Argentine bike rider Jorge Martinez Boero on Sunday on the first day of the Dakar Rally focused attention on the hazards of one of motor sports' most dangerous events.Organizers said the 38-year-old died from head and chest injuries duri ..... [read more]

Argentine Boero killed in Dakar Rally opening stage [January 2, 2012] [Motocross]
Argentine motorcyclist Jorge Martinez Boero was killed when he crashed on the first stage of the Dakar Rally in Argentina on Sunday, organisers said. Boero, 38, crashed near the end of the special section among dunes on the Atlantic coast on his B ..... [read more]

British snowboarder sets longest rail world mark [December 30, 2011] [Snowboarding]
Kids stuck snowboarding at indoor facilities like the Sno!Zone in Milton Keynes, England do the damndest things, as evidenced by Calum Paton's official new Guinness World Record: On December 2 the British snowboarder 50-50'd his way into the record b ..... [read more]

Longest manual on a mountain bike: Zach Hutelin sets World Record [December 28, 2011] [Mountain Biking]
SUNRISE, FL, USA -- Plantation biker Hutelin, 16, rode down a strip of road by the model airplane field at Markham Park in Sunrise, riding down his Specialized P3 bicycle for 686.25 feet (209.169 meters) - setting the new world record for the Longest ..... [read more]

Using Scuba Diving Gear [Diving]
Just as a golfer has his clubs, and a skier dons his skis, scuba divers have their own set of scuba diving gear that is required to enjoy their sport. Scuba diving gear comes in many varieties and the choices between them depend on your level of skil ..... [read more]

Taking the extreme approach to Israel [Skydiving, Other Extreme Sports]
Want to mountain-bike through the Negev at moonlight? Rappel down Black Canyon? Spelunk in Mount Sedom? Name the extreme sport and Israel has it. You are probably familiar with the image of the brawny Israeli ex-soldier fearlessly charging up the ..... [read more]

Skateboarding In The Sixties And Seventies [Skateboarding]
One of the biggest crazes to ever hit children and teenagers of our generation has been skateboarding. But how many of you know that it actually started as early as the 1950s and its popularity coincided with the surfing mania in California at that t ..... [read more]

The Highest Parachute Measured By An Altimeter Watch [Skydiving]
Joseph Kittinger set the record for the highest parachute jump in 1960.He was investigating high altitude escape as part of his involvement in the Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories of the United States Air Force (USAF).The jump took place at 10 ..... [read more]

Skateboard Bearings Ceramic vs. Steel [Skateboarding]
Skateboard speed relies on many factors, the most important one is the RPM (revolution per minute) rate of the "Ball Bearings". The ball bearing consist of inner race, outer race, balls, balls retainer and optional closures. As you may all know, any ..... [read more]

Whitewater kayaks [Whitewater Kayaking]
Whitewater kayaking is an extreme form of kayaking. Whitewater kayaking is kayaking taken to an extreme. This is basically the combination of whitewater rafting, except that you are in a kayak instead of a raft. This sport has been gaining popular ..... [read more]

Essential Wakeboarding Equipment: What You Need For A Great Wakeboarding Experience [Wakeboarding]
Wakeboarding is such a great sport that many people are getting hooked. It provides a new dimension of opportunities where you can express themselves. An exciting sport giving you a whole new excitement, thrills, and fun all rolled into one. Almost a ..... [read more]

Winning At Speedball: 4 Basic Rules [Paintball]
Speedball is a fast-paced style of paintball played on smaller fields with very defined bunkers. Speedball bunkers are either inflatable bunkers (airball) or corrugated tubing (hyperball). The most popular format worldwide is 5-man, where two teams o ..... [read more]

Bicycle Brakes [Mountain Biking]
Remember when you were a kid, and you first dared to ride your bike down that really steep hill in your neighbourhood? The ride down can be a rush. Stopping isn't always so much fun. Bicycle control relies on two elements: steering and brakes. If eit ..... [read more]