The 2000 "Total" Paris-Dakar-Cairo Rally

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Official Team: BMW Motorrad Team Gauloises
Colors: Blue/White with red and blue squares on the side.
Pilotes:
  01 - Richard Sainct - F - F650RR
  05 - Oscar Gallardo - SP - F650RR
  19 - Jean Brucy - F - F650RR
  17 - Andrea Mayer - D - F650RR
  08 - Jimmy Lewis - USA - R900GS-RR
  ?? - John Deacon - GB - R900GS-RR

Bikes: 
 F650RR:
  Schalber bike
  75hp, 700cc engine
  Fork WP (300mm travel)
  WP shock (300mm travel, PDS)
  Brake disk: Front 1 x 300 mm; rear 1 x 200 mm
  Brake caliper: Brembo front 4-piston; rear 2-piston
  Tank:
    2 front tanks, 12 liters; 12 liters
    Central: 7 liters
    Side: 7 liters left; 7 liters right
    In the bash-plate: 3 liters (water)
  Weight (dry): 168 kg

 R900GS-RR:
  HPN bike
  90hp, 900cc engine
  Fork WP (300mm travel)
  WP shock (300mm travel, PDS)
  Brake disk: Front 1 x 300 mm; rear 1 x 285 mm
  Brake caliper: Brembo 4-piston
  Tank: 
    Main front: 30 liters
    Side (right) : 10 liters
    Underseat: 3 liters (water)
  Weight (dry): 190 kg 
  
Privates:

  ?? - R. Loizeaux - F (BMW R100GS-HPN)
  ???

The rally

Around 11 000 km in 17 stages: 3 040 km liaison and 7 744 km chrono. 4 stages without plane assistance at the bivouac.
???         ???  (prologue)

06/01/2000  Dakar - (204km liaison)
            - (284km chrono)
            - Tambacounda (106km liaison)
            Total : 594km

07/01/2000  Tambacounda - (7km liaison)
            - (212km chrono)
            - Kayes (140km liaison)
            Total : 359km

08/01/2000 Kayes - (6km liaison)
            - (245km chrono)
           - Bamako(460km liaison)
           Total : 711km

09/01/2000 Bamako - (69km liaison)
           - (286km chrono)
           - Bobo Dioulasso (253km liaison)
           Total : 608km

10/01/2000  Bobo Dioulasso - (86km liaison)
            - (485km chrono)
            - Ouagadougou (191km liaison)
            Total : 762km

11/01/2000  Ouagadougou - (107km liaison)
            - (526km chrono)
            - Niamey (100km liaison)
            Total : 733km

==planned program==

12/01/2000  Niamey - (188km liaison)
            - (252km chrono)
            - Zinder (518km liaison)
            Total : 958km

13/01/2000  Zinder - (13km liaison)
            - (658km chrono)
            - Agades (7km liaison)
            Total : 678km

14/01/2000  Agades (rest day) 

15/01/2000  Agades - (7km liaison)
            - Dirkou (637km chrono)
            Total : 644km

16/01/2000  Dirkou - Alwyg (707km chrono)
            Total : 707km

==changed program==
Due to potential terrorist risk in north Niger, all the 
stages previsted in that country were canceled.
All the rally was stopped on the airport in Niamey until 
a big airlift (made with huge Antonov airplanes) too Libya.

12-16/01/2000  Niamey (rest day and airlift)

17/01/2000  Sabha - (300km liaison)
            - (146km chrono)
            - Waw el Kebir (23km liaison)
            Total : 469km

18/01/2000  Waw el Kebir - (4km liaison)
            - Waha(657km chrono)
            Total : 661km

19/01/2000  Waha - (4km liaison)
            - (610km chrono)
            - Khofra (33km liaison)
            Total : 647km

20/01/2000  Khofra - (2km liaison)
            - (789km chrono)
            - Dakhla (61km liaison)
            Total : 852km

21/01/2000  Dakhla - (214km liaison)
            - (352km chrono)
            - Dakhla (40km liaison)
            Total : 606km

22/01/2000  Dakhla - (306km liaison)
            - Wadi-Rayan (416km chrono)
            Total : 722km

23/01/2000  Wadi-Rayan - (135km liaison)
            - Cairo (10km chrono)
            Total : 145km
Go to the map Go to the stages map of this 22nd Paris-Dakar-Cairo rally

Final result :
  1. R. Sainct - F (BMW F650RR) 49h 08' 56"     
  2. O. Gallardo - SP (BMW F650RR) 49h 40' 50"
  3. J. Lewis - USA (BMW R900GS-RR) 50h 01' 25"
  4. J. Brucy - F (BMW F650RR) 51h 15' 21"
  ...
 53. A. Mayer - D (BMW F650RR) 66h 09' 47"
  ...
 97. R. Loizeaux - F (BMW R100GS-HPN) 88h 18' 45"
  ...
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106 bikes and 1 side joined Dakar, they were 130 on the start in Paris.

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