First person to win the Dakar on a bike and in a car and later went to organise the Dakar has died of Covid
https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/01/ ... ed-68/amp/
Hubert Auriol
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Skub
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Re: Hubert Auriol
That's a bit shit.
The man lived his life,though.
The man lived his life,though.
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Re: Hubert Auriol
I was trying to think of something to say to that news, but Skub summed it up for me.
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Re: Hubert Auriol
Absolute shit, and all the more shit as the fabulous event he had the vision to start and organise is running at the moment 
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Re: Hubert Auriol
Sad news indeed.
But why did you say covid, his family didn't (according to the link you posted)
DAKAR Rally racing legend Hubert Auriol has sadly died aged 68 on Sunday, January 10 “from a cardiovascular accident following a long battle against the disease,” according to his family.
But why did you say covid, his family didn't (according to the link you posted)
DAKAR Rally racing legend Hubert Auriol has sadly died aged 68 on Sunday, January 10 “from a cardiovascular accident following a long battle against the disease,” according to his family.