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 | SA-Dakar Rally TICKER: Bad weather causes cancellation today´s Stage 06.
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The rumours are confirmed: Organizers have finally been forced to cancel Friday’s Stage Six of the Dakar 2012 because of bad weather conditions that made it unsafe for competitors to cross the Andes Cordillera at the highest point of this year’s edition.
Chilean authorities closed the Paso de San Francisco, situated at 4700 meters above sea level overnight because of snow and rain.
This, together with the fact that the course has been generally hit by rain and snow mean that it is not possible to guarantee the safety of competitors and support personnel has resulted in the cancelation.
Organizers instead will organize a convoy for all vehicles. The results at the end of Stage Five (see below) now represent the standings at the half way mark of the 33rd edition.
Also interesting: "Crew number 500 in the truck category (Kamaz of Nikolaev, Savostin, Rybakov) has been excluded from the event by the jury of race officials for unsportsmanlike conduct (article 29 P. CSI chapter XI art 151 C of the rule book) during stage 4, which finished in Chilecito.
2012/01/06 | 11:59 CET | ARTICLE: MR/SY/ASO
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