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Jurgen van den Goorbergh rijdt Erzberg Rodeo |
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Monday, 26 May 2008 |
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Wednesday, 14 May 2008 |
Yesterday evening ASO held a press conference where it reveiled the plans for Dakar 2009. In the presence of the Argentinian state secretary of tourism and the Chilian state secretary of sport Dakarmanager Etienne Lavigne gave the most important information about the race which will take place from january 3 to 18.
The first reconnaisances in Chili have been carried out. The race is 9000 kilometers long, 6000 of which are raced against the clock. From the start in Buenos Aires the rally will set course to the more south situated Patagonia. From here the competitors will cross the Andes, with mountain passes up to 4700 meters high. Restday is in Valpariso. Via the Atacama desert the rally goes back to Buenos Aires.

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Moving forward to Dakar 2009 |
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
In a few weeks time the subscription for Dakar 2009 will be open. Organiser A.S.O. will announce on May 13th wat their plans are for South America. Who's participating and with which team? What will the route be like?
 
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Stage 7: “I found a great new hobby!” |
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Saturday, 26 April 2008 |
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The first edition of the Central Europe Rally came to an end today. Team Honda Europe / Dakarsport is satisfied with the results. We talked to Jurgen and Mirjam just after they came of the finishpodium.
Jurgen van den Goorbergh (21st overall: “I found a great new hobby. I really enjoyed this rally. For today we made some new adjustments to the suspension, which made it easier to push harder with less effort. (12th time in the stage today!) My goal was to finish close to the top 20 and I succeeded. Today and the second stage in the sand a few days ago were really perfect.

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Stage 6 – One more stage to go.... |
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Friday, 25 April 2008 |
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The stage of today was an exact copy of the stage of yesterday. The stage existed of two specials of 157 and 54 kilometer. The navigation was off course not very difficult this second time. Thanks to the nice weather and the fact that the cars went over the track yesterday after the bikes, the underground was a lot more firm and dry this morning. Because of this the conditions were different. The fastest bike (Frenchmen Cyril Despres ) was over 7 minutes faster compared to the best time of yesterday.

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Stage 5: Zse Helio out of the race, Jurgen van den Goorbergh 18th. |
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Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
A disappointing day for Zse Helio, who’s out of the race with a hipinjury thanks to a harmless crash in the first special. Nothing serious, but painfull enough to prevent Zse from finishing the first edition of the Central Europe Rally. Zse will take a flight back home and will start preparing for the Dos Sertoes Rally in Brazil, which starts on june 18th.
 
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Stage 4: Day with two faces for Zse Helio, Jurgen van den Goorbergh finds his rhythm |
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
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It was a day with ups and downs for Zse Helio on the 4th day of the rally. In the first special he lost a lot of time thanks to a problem with the carburetor, only after 7 km. He had to stop to fix it which cost him about 20 minutes. In the 2nd special Zse showed what he’s capable off by riding the 7th fastest time. At last he felt a bit at home at the technically difficult special with mainly winding gravelroads and high speed bumps.

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Stage 3 : Wellknown tracks. |
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
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This morning we exchanged a few words with the members of Team Honda Europe / Dakarsport in the assistance park. So far everything is running smoothly. The bikes are performing great, and except for cleaning and regular maintenance the mechanics Gerben en Johan don’t have a lot of work.

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Stage 2: José Hélio Gonçalves Rodrigues 12th overall |
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Monday, 21 April 2008 |
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Tricky stage on second day.
Although he wasn’t satisfied himself, Brazilian rider Zse is performing very well in the first edition of the Central Europe Rally. A 14th place in the stage made sure he’s now 12th overall

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