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15/01/2012Stage 14: Laia Sanz wins her second victory in the women’s class
The Spanish rider continues to extend her fame with notable success in overcoming one of the hardest challenges that can face a woman on two wheels.
Laia was the only woman biker to finish the rally and she repeats the 39th place she won last year.
The Gas Gas rider had to...
15/01/2012Stage 13: Laia Sanz, 29 km from ‘reigning’ once more
The women’s winner of the Dakar 2011 is just a day away from the podium in Lima as the only woman still in the race.
14/01/2012Stage 12: Laia Sanz withstands the harshness of the Dakar
She finished the double marathon day in 52nd place in spite of being physically exhausted.
Laia spent a bad night sleeping on the ground, but she surpassed all expectations in another tough day for the bikes.
13/01/2012Stage 11: Laia Sanz, alone in the marathon stage
The Gas Gas rider is putting up a splendid performance in the second half of the race.
“Today I finished exhausted, but I am very pleased with the work done in a very tough stage”.
12/01/2012Stage 10: Laia Sanz displays her talents navigating solo
She successfully passed through the two trickiest navigation points in the stage, never doubting which way to go.
The Catalan rider stopped to help a Turkish rider who had suffered an accident in the last part of the stage.
11/01/2012Stage 9: Laia Sanz overcomes the loss of her team mate with a super run
The Gas Gas rider finished in 40th place to confirm her best classification in the Dakar Rally 2012.
The only girl among the bikers, Laia faces the rest of the race without her backup and she is full of confidence in her own abilities.
10/01/2012Stage 8: Laia Sanz is left without backup
Marc Guasch, team mate of the reigning women’s champion of the Dakar, suffered a fall in the special and had to be lifted off by helicopter with a heavy blow to his thorax.
Sanz, the only woman still in the race, will have to go on alone for the rest of the rally.
09/01/2012Rest stage: “I would like to have competed against more girls”
“For the first three days I suffered a bit, but now I think I have caught the rhythm of the race and I feel very strong”.
“I am really pleased at how well Marc Guasch and I are getting on together”.
“I can improve on the 39th place of last year”.
08/01/2012Stage 7: Laia Sanz, only woman in the race
The reigning Dakar Women’s Champion comes to the rest day with her injured hand almost completely recovered.
Her target now is to achieve a good position in the general.
07/01/2012Stage 6: As tourists in the Andes
Laia Sanz and Marc Guasch used the cancelled stage to take photos and admire the spectacular Andean scenery.
The Spanish champion benefited from an unexpected day of rest for her damaged hand.