02/01/2012 | Argentina

Father, son flying over Dakar rally die in plane crash

A man and his 12-year old son died after their ultralight plane crashed while they were flying over the Dakar Rally in the coastal town of Orense, in the Buenos Aires province.

03/01/2012 | Argentina

Dakar racer in coma with 'extreme case of hyperthermia'

French racer Sebastien Coue was found unconscious in the Nihuil dunes suffering from a severe case of hyperthermia while riding his motorcycle on the third day of the Dakar Rally.

28/12/2010 | Argentina

Roadblocks in place throughout city for Dakar Rally

More roadblocks were set throughout the city in preparations for the Dakar Rally 2011, which is scheduled to begin next Saturday in front of the Obelisk and covers large portions of both the Argentine and Chilean territory.

19/04/2011 | Argentina

CFK heads rally in Santiago del Estero

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner headed several rallies in Santiago del Estero province via telepresence, where she assured that she is willing “to be always by” the Argentine people’s side.

01/01/2012 | Argentina

Dakar Rally: Argentine Jorge Martínez Boero dies in accident

Argentine race driver Jorge Andrés Martínez Boero died after suffering a serious accident on board of his RR 450 Beta motorbike during the first stage of the Dakar Rally 2012 in the Buenos Aires province Atlantic seaside city of Necochea.   

15/01/2013 | Sports

Terranova achieves historical triumph in tenth stage

16/01/2013 | Sports

Patronelli still leads overall ranking

Australian Paul Smith ended up first in the eleventh stage of the Rally Dakar, while Argentina's Marcos Patronelli was in the third place, but still head the overall ranking.

20/01/2013 | Sports

Proud Patronelli celebrates as Dakar rally comes to an end

The winner of the quad bike category of the Dakar Rally 2013, Marcos Patronelli, along with Orlando Terranova, who reached the 5th position in the car category, celebrated on the podium at the race’s closing ceremony in Chile.

09/01/2013 | Sports

Patronelli unapproachable in Chile

11/01/2013 | Sports

French motorcyclist dies during Dakar Rally in Chile

14/01/2013 | Sports

Bike's Casteu loses top after crashing into a cow

21/03/2012 | Sports

Dakar Rally confirms 2013 South American edition

Dakar Rally’s organization confirmed that next year’s 35th edition of the world’s most famous race will also be the 5th to take place on the South American continent, which has hosted the event since 2009.

05/01/2013 | Sports

Dakar 2013 kicks off with quads, bikes

The 34 edition of the Rally Dakar kicked off with the first bikes and quads from the beaches in Lima, Peru, in a competition that will also reach Argentina and end at Chile.

08/01/2013 | Sports

Patronelli leads the way through the desert

Argentine quad rider Marcos Patronelli ratified his position after winning the fourth stage of the Rally Dakar 2013, which covers 288 kilometres from the Peruvian towns of Nazca and Arequipa.

09/01/2012 | Sports

Coma returns to the top after Despres' mistake

Spain’s bike driver Marc Coma (KTM) reached the first place at the Dakar Rally 2012 eighth stage 17 minutes and 20 seconds over French Cyril Despres (KTM) and is the new leader of the overall ranking.

10/01/2012 | Sports

Champion Al-Attiyah pulls out of Dakar 2012

Qatar’s car driver Nasser Al-Attiyah (Hummer), champion in 2011, has withdrawn from the Dakar Rally 2012 in the ninth stage between the Chilean cities of Antofagasta and Iquique due to mechanical problems, the organization reported.

15/01/2012 | Sports

Patronelli brothers set Dakar Rally 1-2 on 'historic' finish

Argentine Alejandro Patronelli successfully defended his Dakar Rally quads title after finishing third on the final stage. Meanwhile, his brother Marcos was fourth on the 29km special on the final stage between Pisco and Lima in Peru and finishes second overall, with stage winner Tomás Maffei, also of Argentina, third.

03/01/2012 | Sports

Roma wins stage, Holowczyc heads cars' ranking

Spain’s Joan “Nani” Roma (Mini) won the third stage of the Rally Dakar 2012, from San Rafael to San Juan, before his teammate, Polish Krzysztof Holowczyc, who is the new leader in the cars category.

04/01/2012 | Sports

Coma gains ground in Rally Dakar bikes

Spaniard Marc Coma (KTM) left aside the negative results of Tuesday at the Rally Dakar 2012 with an important victory in the bike category at the fourth stage that covered 750 kilometres, from San Juan to Chilecito.

05/01/2012 | Sports

Dakar’s sixth stage suspended due to climate conditions

The sixth stage of the Rally Dakar 2012, the first one in Chilean territory, has been suspended due to intense snow storms that do not allow the trespassing of the vehicles from Argentina.

15/01/2011 | Sports

Patronelli wins quad bike category of Dakar 2011

27/12/2011 | Sports

Dakar vehicles head to Mar del Plata

The vehicles that will be part of the Rally Dakar began arriving at the North breakwater of Mar del Plata City to get ready for the competition. The convoy left Lima, in Zárate, this morning and headed towards the coastal city.

02/01/2012 | Sports

Dakar: The 2011 champion wakes up

Nasser Al Attiyah, Qatar’s driver of a Hummer, won the second stage of the Rally Dakar 2012, followed by French Stéphane Peterhansel (Mini), who was left in the second place and climbed to the top of overall.

13/01/2011 | Sports

Patronelli closer to the victory

By Leandro Compton Hall, special correspondent. Argentine Alejandro Patronelli remains on the top of the Dakar Rally quads’ overall results after the eleventh stage covering from Chilecito to San Juan. Other two Argentine pilots complete the podium.

14/01/2011 | Sports

Patronelli ends 3rd, but still leads Dakar's overall

Argentine quads pilot continue on the podium of the Dakar Rally 2011 during the twelfth stage of the competition. Sebastián Halpern (Yamaha) won the stage, followed by Tomás Maffei (Yamaha) and Alejandro Patronelli (Yamaha), who leads the overall results.

15/01/2011 | Sports

Marc Coma takes back Dakar crown in motorbikes

Marc Coma took back the Dakar crown in the motorcycle category, crossing the finishing line second but keeping the general triumph over main competitor, Frenchman Cyril Després.

06/01/2011 | Sports

Alejandro Patronelli leads quads in Dakar Rally

By Leandro Compton Hall, special correspondent.

Argentine Alejandro Patronelli won the fifth stage of the quads Dakar Rally after a close battle with fellow patriot Tomás Maffei in the Chilean desert.

07/01/2011 | Sports

Patronelli, firm in the leading place of Dakar quads

Argentine Alejandro Patronelli keeps leading the general results after the sixth stage of the Dakar Rally covering the 456 kilometres between Iquique and Arica in 06:41:33 hours.

11/01/2011 | Sports

Patronelli returns to the top

By Leandro Compton Hall, special correspondent. Argentine Alejandro Patronelli (Yamaha) won the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally covering the desert of Copiapó and arrived 5 minutes and 21 seconds before Czech Josef Machacek (Yamaha) and 10 minutes and 15 seconds before Polish Lukasz Laskawiec (Yamaha).

04/01/2011 | Sports

Marcos Patronelli pulls out of Dakar Rally

Last year’s Argentine quad champion Marcos Patronelli decided to pull out of the Dakar Rally after he had a new accident which complicated his recovery from a fibula fracture he suffered while he was training in November.

05/01/2011 | Sports

Maffei leads quads in Dakar Rally

By Leandro Compton Hall, special correspondent. Argentine Tomás Maffei (Yamaha) won the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally 2011 in the race covering the road from Perico, Jujuy province and Calama, Chile, and currently leads the quads division.

06/01/2011 | Sports

Argentine Lucas Moreno pulls out of Dakar Rally

Argentine pilot Lucas Moreno, from the Team Palau Kawasaki, suffered a severe accident during the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally 2011 in the race covering the road from Calama to Iquique, Chile, and had to retire from the competition.

02/01/2011 | Sports

Trouble for Patronelli as Dakar Rally begins

Local Marcos Patronelli, who won the quads competition in the Dakar Rally last year, could not start the competition on time due to a problem with his bike’s voltage regulator.

03/01/2011 | Sports

Alejandro Patronelli leads in rally second stage

Alejandro Patronelli, brother of last year’s Argentine quad champion Marcos Patronelli, was the first to reach the finish line in the second stage of the Dakar Rally, followed by Czech Machaek, who came 1 minute 46 seconds behind.

04/01/2011 | Sports

Argentine podium in Dakar’s third stage

Argentines Tomás Maffei, Sebastián Halpern and Alejandro Patronelli, the three of them driving Yamaha’s quads, were the first ones to reach the finish line in the third stage of the Dakar Rally.