The rootage marathon phase of the 2015 Dakar was definitely non what the overall leader Joan Barreda Bort had hoped for. Barreda suffered a crash as well as broke the left side of his bike’s handlebar, existence forced to ride the remaining 75 miles alongside solely 1 hand. Bareda managed to non solely cause it but likewise dice along pushing ahead as well as away from his biggest rival.
According to Barreda, he spotted the hole from quite a long distance, but equally the tried to deadening downwards 300 feet from it, his bike slid on the wet, dingy soil as well as striking it full-on.
He was thrown off the bike, as well as suffered no injury, but the left arm of his handlebar broke off completely. He had to accommodate his footstep accordingly, as well as finished the phase solely losing four minutes afterwards his bike stopped.
His nearest contest was 12 minutes behind him, but the crash removed 1/2 of his lead, as well as afterwards the phase was completed, he was solely half dozen minutes 28 seconds
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