One of the Dakar veterans is out of the 2024 edition. Joaquim Rodrigues couldn’t avoid abandoning the race in the first stage held this Saturday, following an incident.
The Hero MotoSports rider crashed at the 82km mark of the special and was conscious when the medical team reached the site. Despite being in stable condition, according to the Dakar website, he might have suffered some fractures and was airlifted to a hospital.
His teammates, Joan Barreda and Sebastian Bühler, provided assistance to Rodrigues, and consequently, the time lost will be subtracted from both of their times at the end.
