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TOPIC: Dakar 2019

Dakar 2019 18 Jan 2019 20:04 #28811

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Tim D wrote:
Quintanella has had a fall, the Dakar!

From the Dakar website;

08:43 Quintanilla falls!
  • Pablo Quintanilla will not win this edition of the Dakar! The Chilean, who
    was second in the general standings before this last stage, has fallen
    after only 10 km of the special. Obliged to attack to make up the minute
    by which he trailed Toby Price, the Husqvarna rider has made a riding
    mistake. With an injured foot, he has resumed racing to try and save his
    second place in the general standings.
It was a big off.
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Dakar 2019 18 Jan 2019 21:33 #28812

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What an incredible win for Toby Price.
With a busted wrist (right one) and not winning a stage, it shows guts beats determination (or is it the other way around?)

Possibly the best win ever.
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Dakar 2019 18 Jan 2019 21:45 #28814

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Hey guys ponder this , do you think either of those tools named Kyrios & Tomic would ever be able to show what Toby has shown ?? A true sporting champion !!!!
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Dakar 2019 19 Jan 2019 08:19 #28815

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karl wrote:
What an incredible win for Toby Price.
With a busted wrist (right one) and not winning a stage, it shows guts beats determination (or is it the other way around?)

Possibly the best win ever.

Karl he did win the stage on the last day, I only saw the footage later yesterday but he knew Quintanella had fallen so he didn't have to keep that 1 minute but Toby still went out there and was faster than 2nd by 2 minutes 21 seconds on a 112km special.

You see in that footage just how much pain he is in by the end of the stages, I can't believe how much pain he can tolerate.
Also you see how restricted his throttle hand is with the strapping it has on it, yet he can he hold onto that bike over that terrain. He broke it mid December, had it screwed together and never doubted he would start the Dakar with less than four weeks recovery.

I think he should be called the Terminator, for the way he gets back up after he's been knocked down.
He has come back from so many injuries that would end so many and still be at the top.     

Here is Toby's biography from his website, 2013 is the year that his career should had ended!

http://www.tp87.com.au/bio/


Last Edit: 19 Jan 2019 09:12 by Tim D.
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Dakar 2019 19 Jan 2019 08:36 #28816

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Fantastic effort Toby Price and KTM plus what must be an amazing medical team to help Toby keep going.

I want some of those pills.
It's just more time to be flat out!
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Dakar 2019 19 Jan 2019 13:35 #28818

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The podium at the end, Toby is at the 1hr 15 min mark.
The footage stops while Toby is giving his speech, i wonder what was said?
The video still plays but the footage is paused with him kissing the trophy.
The 3 KTMs at the end is a great shot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dgBYOO-UO8


[video]7dgBYOO-UO8[/video]
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Dakar 2019 19 Jan 2019 20:56 #28820

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Can't get enough Toby!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECcGSo28dmk

[video]ECcGSo28dmk[/video]
Last Edit: 19 Jan 2019 20:57 by Tim D.
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Dakar 2019 20 Jan 2019 15:53 #28830

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So Toby has won Dakar with ( apparently) a broken scaphoid.

I broke my scaphoid & could hardly even drive an automatic car up to the local shop !!!!!!!!!!!

The man is a true hero & role model for all Aussies.

There is a documentary on YouTube about his career up until 2016. It should be compulsory viewing for ALL school kids !!!
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Dakar 2019 20 Jan 2019 21:00 #28837

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Thanks for the videos Tim, I wish I could understand the bloke as well, I'll get the missus onto it for a translation.

I reckon this win must go down as a legend.  He's not yet Peterhansel status, but who knows, he's on his way.

Tough bugger.
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Dakar 2019 20 Jan 2019 21:36 #28838

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broken scaphoid so what I drove my manual car from Noojee with my left clavical broken in 3 pieces back in September very hard to change gears & didn't go to the doc till Monday & im over sixty I hd to push it back in because it was ready to poke thru the skin then I went to work on machinery 2 days later the doc said im an idiot well whos gunna pay the bills with no insurance
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