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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) ??? |
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??? ??? (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
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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" ... ? 106 bikes and 1 side joined Dakar, they were 130 on the start in Paris. |
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