Olivier Pain, Marc Coma and Jordi Viladoms
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Dakar 2014: The heroes of Bikes and Quads
The best Bike and Quad riders talk about their adventure at the 2014 Dakar Rally.
Written by Pablo Bueno
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Cyril Despres

A five-time winner of the Dakar Rally on a motorbike, France's Cyril Despres switched to the car category in 2015 and has his sights set on more success.

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Jakub Przygoński

Poland's Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygoński is best known as a talented rally-raid rider who's successfuly made the switch from two wheels to four.

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Francisco 'Chaleco' López

A master of the sand dunes, Chile's Francisco López loves nothing more than testing his skills at the famous Dakar Rally.

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Marc Coma (KTM), winner in Bikes
Marc Coma (KTM), winner in Bikes© Marcelo Maragni / Red Bull Content Pool
Jordi Viladoms (KTM), runner-up in Bikes
Jordi Viladoms (KTM), runner-up in Bikes© Marcelo Maragni / Red Bull Content Pool
Olivier Pain (Yamaha), third in Bikes
Olivier Pain (Yamaha), third in Bikes© Marcelo Maragni / Red Bull Content Pool
Cyril Despres (Yamaha), fourth in Bikes
Cyril Despres
Cyril Despres (Yamaha), fourth in Bikes© Marcelo Maragni / Red Bull Content Pool
Hélder Rodrigues (Honda), fifth in bikes© Honda HRC
Kuba Przygonski (KTM), sixth in Bikes© Marcelo Maragni / Red Bull Content Pool
Joan Barreda (Honda), seventh in Bikes© Honda HRC
Michael Metge (Yamaha), thirteenth in Bikes© Yamaha Racing
Laia Sanz (Honda), sixteenth in Bikes© Honda HRC
Ignacio Casale (Yamaha), winner in Quads© DPPI / Francois Flamand
Part of this story

Cyril Despres

A five-time winner of the Dakar Rally on a motorbike, France's Cyril Despres switched to the car category in 2015 and has his sights set on more success.

FranceFrance

Jakub Przygoński

Poland's Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygoński is best known as a talented rally-raid rider who's successfuly made the switch from two wheels to four.

PolandPoland

Francisco 'Chaleco' López

A master of the sand dunes, Chile's Francisco López loves nothing more than testing his skills at the famous Dakar Rally.

ChileChile
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