Foto Gigi Soldano Testo di Biagio Maglienti tratto da Motociclismo Ciro ha detto stop; enough with the Dakar and the races. "At the age of thirty-eight," says Alessandro De Petri, in art "Ciro” — it is also necessary to be able to stop.. Knowing him we know how much this decision may have cost him. Tanto è che ha voluto concludere un’importante parentesi della propria […]
If anyone can judge BMW and Ligier-Cagiva, it's definitely Hubert Auriol., the thirty-French winner with the BMW of two Paris-Dakar, this year at Cagiva to develop the 750 Elefant. Of course Auriol admits the superiority of his current bike. "I can't get that unbalanced – says – perché ho provato la […]
The Desert? For a bergamot accustomed to mountains like me it is still wonderful; I like to run there, I like African slopes. i like raids because they're a school of life, a way of feeling free". Yet Giampaolo Marinoni. 26 years, born in the province of Bergamo, a past as a professional runner in European competitions of […]
intervista di Danilo Sechi I frenetici ritmi imposti dal Rally Dakar sono alle spalle, i campioni dell’enduro Giovanni Sala e Arnaldo Nicoli – among the protagonists of this year's Race on African Soil that ended on the beaches of Sharm El Sheikh, in Egypt – have resumed their usual activities, i loro pensieri sono già rivolti ai prossimi […]
Dakar is like a disease gets into your blood and you don't get rid of it anymore. The work had become very demanding and the time available was scarce. But the Dakar was changing, potevi comprare una moto KTM già pronta per I’Africa, almost equal to the official ones, a dream! Beautiful! Potevi fare il kit assistenza […]
Source Motosprint by Marco Maria Masetti The mythical BMW, winner of four editions of the Paris Dakar (’81.’83, ’84 and 85), it's definitely for fans of this type of competition the most you can aspire to, and it is for us too, in love with motorcycles and large spaces ever since the idea of […]
Why Dakar? Have you ever stopped to think about why Sabine decided to end her adventure in the capital of Senegal? Several times we have tried to trace the origin of the choice, looking for certain information. The only things you find are hypotheses. Certain, Sabine will surely have looked for a city overlooking the sea, with a […]
Cao – The link between Belgian Gaston Rahier and BMW. who scored two wins (bike) in the last two editions of the Paris-Dakar, it's going to melt. And not without controversy. The spark was sparked on Wednesday 15 January. while the rally was moving from Niamey to Gao. During a special long and long test […]
A great feat – says Edi Orioli – I convinced everyone, even those who wouldn't bet a dime on me. But unfortunately this success tastes a little’ different from the previous ones. I miss a person who has always been able to share this joy with me, my first fan. […]
Four hours in the morning, Goulimine in central Morocco. It's still dark. Thermometer fights to display a positive temperature. Christian Sarron plays down and heads to breakfast. Looking worried, the world champion of the 250 (in '84) grabs the small aluminum tray that contains an egg. He doesn't have a spoon. With […]