Dakar 2014. Race final and podium
Blogger Sergei Dolya writes: So Dakar 2014 is over... We have been a little behind the schedule for publishing posts in recent days - the heat of events was too strong. Now I am already at home and there is an opportunity to calmly talk about the last days in Chile. But first I want to show photos from the brightest event of the rally - the Dakar podium.
Roman Briskindov and his "Lucky Cat" finished the rally literally on their last legs. The car couldn't get on the podium on its own, it was pulled on a cable by the guys from Georeid - right at the finish of the last special stage, Roman's clutch ran out. Roman's team took 49th place, which is a good result, considering that 152 cars started, and less than half reached the finish line. Sergey Karyakin, a young quad rider from Yekaterinburg, whom I talked about in a previous post, took 7th place! An excellent result for a young guy who competed in the Dakar for the first time. And of course, Kamaz-Master showed a traditionally excellent result - 4 places in the top five!
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1. And now I propose to see how the honoring of the finalists and winners took place ...
2. Before the podium, all the teams gathered in a closed park and put the cars in order
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4. The time of the exit to the podium was scheduled in advance. We left in half an hour in tow at the Georeid team, led by Artem Varentsov (they came 38th)
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6. The whole street was blocked to the podium. On both sides stood countless admirers
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9. Once every 20 minutes, quads and motorcycle races rushed along the corridor and turned on the crowd
10. Podium
11. Orlando Terranova
12. Kamaz-Master leads the truck category
13. Chagin gives instructions to Andrey Karginov before going to the podium. very exciting moment
14. De Rooy's Dutch team in second place
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17. Trucks did not climb the podium itself (there was too little space). But passing next to the audience
18. Hooray!
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23. De Rooy
24. Last year's Dakar winner and this year's bronze medalist Eduard Nikolaev
25. They forgot to take plastic cups with them.
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28. Anton Grigorov
29. Kazakhstan team
30. Artem Varentsov
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32. Roman Briskindov
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38. With all my heart I congratulate our guys!
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40. Children were pushed off the podium with their hands
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42. And back home on a cable
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44. As soon as the cars left the podium, hundreds of fans occupied the riders asking for autographs.
45. The police have already scored and did not try to return anyone behind the fence
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48. The whole street screamed and applauded. Incredible emotions
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55. We went to the technical park in tow
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58. Rally finalists met here and there along the way
59. The police blocked traffic so that our convoy could pass without problems
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61. Once again I congratulate all the winners and finalists of Dakar! Guys, thank you all for these amazing two weeks of adventure, excitement and empathy!