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01.07.2010
Coma and Despres, the biggest names in world rally to continue to ride for KTM
Senior KTM officials Pit Beirer and Heinz Kinigadner have announced at KTM in Mattighofen Austria that Marc Coma and Cyril Despres remain loyal to the world leader in the manufacture of sports motorcycles and will continue to ride Orange in the world’s most demanding rallies the future.
02.06.2010
KTM’s Marc Coma masters Sardinia Rally; Despres third
KTM factory rider Marc Coma of Spain rode an almost faultless rally on the island of Sardinia to conquer the Sardinia Rally for 2010 allowing him to switch his No.2 plate to the coveted No. 1 for the race next year.
02.06.2010
Sardegna Rally Stage 5 - Team KTM Cyril Despres
He counted them all out and he counted them all in.
01.06.2010
Sardegna Rally Stage 4 - Team KTM Cyril Despres
Five members of the Team KTM Cyril Despres arrived at the end of the fourth stage at a ‘reasonable’ hour - and then the waiting began.
31.05.2010
Sardegna Rally - Team KTM Cyril Despres
Stage 3 - After their night out under the stars at the marathon bivouac all seven members of Team KTM Cyril Despres have arrived safely at the end of stage 3.
27.05.2010
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - Team KTM Cyril Despres
The idea has been trotting around in his head for a while now and finally in Sardinia it has come to fruition – Team KTM Cyril Despres – a team of seven amateur riders to whom the Frenchman can pass on his years of experience and ‘savoir-faire’.
07.05.2010
KTM’s Coma second in OilLibya Rally of Tunisia
KTM factory rider Marc Coma attacked the final stage of the OilLibya Rally on Friday through tough desert conditions to make a heroic charge back to the front of the field to finish second overall behind Francisco (Chaleco) Lopez of Chile and snatch his third stage victory.
02.04.2010
Marc Coma takes fourth victory in Desert Challenge
KTM factory rider Marc Coma of Spain has opened his account in the competition for Rally World Champion in style on Thursday when he won the Desert Challenge in Abu Dhabi for the fourth time.
16.01.2010
Dakar 2010: A triumph for Cyril Despres and KTM
KTM-supported rider French-born Cyril Despres on Saturday sealed victory in the 2010 Dakar Rally after 9000 km across Argentina and Chile. He rode in triumph into Buenos Aires to complete his third Dakar victory and the ninth consecutive victory for KTM, the Austrian-made sports motorcycles.
15.01.2010
Day 15 Dakar 2010: Three-way line honors for KTM in penultimate Stage 13
Norwegian rider Pal Ullevalseter stole the glory on the penultimate stage of the 2010 Dakar on Friday ahead of overall leader Cyril Despres and his fellow KTM supported rider Marc Coma.
14.01.2010
Day 14 Dakar 2010: Despres still in overall lead; Coma now winner of Stage 11
KTM-supported rider Cyril Despres on Thursday finished the longest ride of the Dakar 2010 in eighth position at the close of Stage 12, trimming his substantial overall lead by just over 17 minutes on a day that favored the smaller 450 cc machines and demanded absolute concentration for nearly 800 km.
13.01.2010
Day 13 Dakar 2010: Goodbye Chile, hello Argentina. Despres retains overall lead
KTM’s Cyril Despres put in a solid day’s ride across the Andes to San Juan on Wednesday to retain the overall lead by 1 hour 20’54” as the Dakar “caravan” 2010 returned to Argentina. Despres was seventh in the 11th stage but only 4’21” behind the stage leader Frans Verhoeven.
12.01.2010
Day 12 Dakar 2010: third stage victory for Coma; Despres leads by 1:22.49’
KTM supported rider Marc Coma scored his third stage victory in the Dakar 2010 as riders went from La Serena to the Chilean capital of Santiago for Stage 10 as the Spaniard strengthened his determination make the best of the rest of the rally. KTM’s Cyril Despres still leads overall.
11.01.2010
Day 11 Dakar 2010: Another victory for KTM’s Coma in Stage Nine
KTM supported riders Marc Coma and Cyril Despres came home in 1-2 just a breath away from each other in Stage Nine of the Dakar 2010 with Coma taking the final glory in a two-way race to the finish line.
10.01.2010
Day 10 Dakar 2010: Coma second in Stage Eight; Despres maintains overall lead
Riders in the Dakar 2010 tackled their penultimate day in the dry and daunting Atacama Desert near Chile’s Pacific coastline for Stage Eight with KTM’s Marc Coma placing second by just 42 second behind local favorite Francisco Lopez while overall leader Cyril Despres finished fifth.
09.01.2010
Day Nine Dakar 2010: KTMs Despres and Coma enjoy a well earned rest day
Dakar Rallies are always tough but KTM-supported riders Cyril Despres and Marc Coma both rode to glory on Friday before the rest day Saturday in what was a marathon 7 hours and 600 km of extreme terrain. Despres and Coma were 1-2 at the finish line and also in the overall standings.
08.01.2010
Day Eight Dakar 2010: KTMs Despres and Coma 1-2 in Stage Seven
Cyril Despres and Marc Coma on Friday showed rally enthusiasts why they are the best in the world when they finished 1-2 after a grueling 600km special in the deserts of Chile in the seventh stage of the Dakar 2010 with just 29 seconds separating them.
07.01.2010
Day 7 Dakar: Stage victory for KTM Marc Coma, Despres further extends overall lead
KTM supported rider Marc Coma signaled his never say die spirit on Day Six of the 2010 Dakar by taking another stage victory and vaulting up to fourth in the overall standings. Coma’s stage victory was also indicative of his superb navigational skills.
06.01.2010
Day Six Dakar 2010: KTM’s Despres extends overall lead; second in Stage Five
KTM’s Cyril Despres reveled in the fast conditions of Stage Five of the Dakar as riders tackled 668 km with a long 483 km special through the foothills of the Atamaca Desert in Chile, finishing just 1’30 behind stage winner Chilean Francisco Lopez to extend his overall lead to 37’37
05.01.2010
Day Five Dakar: Stage Four win for KTM’s Marc Coma
Marc Coma, the current Dakar title holder and KTM-supported rider rose to the challenge on Tuesday to take victory in the fourth stage of the Dakar 2010 as riders descended down the Andes into Chile heading for the notorious Atacama Desert.
04.01.2010
Day Four Dakar: Stage three victory and overall lead for KTM’s Despres
KTM factory-supported rider Cyril Despres struck hard to take a commanding victory in the third stage of the 2010 Dakar on day four of the epic 9000 km ride through Argentina and Chile ride to move into overall lead in this motor sports classic.
03.01.2010
Day Three Dakar: Despres second overall; penalty for Coma in Stage Two
KTM factory-supported rider Cyril Despres held on to second overall in day three of the 2010 Dakar as riders negotiated their way from Cordoba to La Rioja in Argentina for the second timed stage of this year’s rally. KTM’s Marc Coma, third in today’s stage, incurred a disappointing penalty.
02.01.2010
Day Two Dakar: Despres and Coma well placed after Stage One
KTM factory-supported riders and former Dakar Rally winners Cyril Despres and Marc Coma rode a confident first stage in the grueling Dakar Rally which took contestants from Colon to Cordoba in Argentina, the first timed section in the 9000 km rally.
01.01.2010
KTM’s Coma and Despres off to conquer world’s most challenging rally
Marc Coma and Cyril Despres have shared Dakar Rally glory in past seasons and as they set off from Buenos Aires today for the challenges of Dakar 2010 both are optimistic that they can again this year be each other’s greatest opponents.
01.01.2010
Latest Pictures of the Dakar 2010 online
Find the latest pictures of the Dakar 2010 on the KTM Image Database.
31.12.2009
Cyril Knows Best Part 2
The winner of the 2005 and 2007 Dakar, Cyril Despres looks ahead to next year's race, highlighting the key race stages as the rally returns to Argentina and Chile.
31.12.2009
Review Dakar 2009 "Best of Bike"
With this year's Bike category in the Dakar shaping up to be a tussle between Marc Coma and Cyril Despres, here's a look at last year's event which featured both men in the thick of the action.
24.12.2009
Cyril Knows Best Part 1
The Dakar Rally is very much one of the most exciting motorcycle events in the World.
19.12.2009
KTM riders will race in the Dakar again on Pirelli's new Scorpion Rally
KTM rider Marc Coma and Jordi Viladoms will race in the Dakar again on Pirelli's new Scorpion Rally, a tyre which made its debut by winning last year's event as well as taking the runner-up spot.
18.12.2009
Marc Coma and Cyril Despres speak with Heinz Kinigadner about the Dakar 2010
Monday 14th of December 2009 Red Bull Hangar 7 - KTM Dakar Team Presentation.
13.12.2009
“Continued KTM Presence”
Despite the absence of an official KTM presence at the 2010 Dakar Rally following recent rule ambiguities, the KTM brand itself will certainly still be present.
03.12.2009
Ruben Faria as Cyril Despres’ support rider in the Red Bull Team
Following the longer than expected recovery from a leg injury, which has called into question his fitness for the forthcoming Dakar, it has been decided to replace James West with Ruben Faria as Cyril Despres’ support rider in the Red Bull Team.
01.12.2009
KTM Customer Truck “READY TO RACE” for the Dakar Rally 2010
KTM is ready in the best possible way to service its two KTM factory-supported riders Cyril Despres and Marc Coma and numerous international customers for the Dakar 2010 starting in Buenos Aires on January 1, 2010.
09.11.2009
Heroes of Legend Rally 2009
The Contiger Rally-Team wins in the overall team-valuation!
31.10.2009
Coma wins in Morocco, two more world Championship titles for KTM
KTM factory rider Marc Coma snatched overall victory in the final stage of the 2009 Morocco Rally on Friday, a race that also settled another two world championship titles for KTM, the brand’s most successful season ever in international offfroad competition.
20.10.2009
Camelia Liparoti – 2009 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Cup - Quad Female Class
After the Dakar 2009 in Argentina, Camelia has decided to strive for another very ambitious goal: to win the FIM Quad Cross Country World Championship Title for women on her KTM 525 XC ATV.
12.10.2009
Despres celebrates his return to Pharaons Rally with overall victory
Red Bull KTM factory rider Cyril Despres of Andorra celebrated his return to the Pharaons Rally with an overall victory on Sunday, leading in a trio of KTM riders at the conclusion of the seven stage event.
29.07.2009
KTM Service Truck at Dakar Rally
KTM has decided to send an official service truck to the coming Dakar Rally in order to continue to provide the best possible service for private riders.
28.04.2009
KTM’s Coma leads after Stage 5 of the 2009 Rally OiLibya of Tunisia
After five of ten stages of the Tunisian Rally that takes riders 4,500 km through Tunisia and Libya, the cat and mouse game between KTM factory Marc Coma and Cyril Despres continues with Coma having a slight edge on the Frenchman at the half way mark.
31.03.2009
Another great victory for KTM ATV at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2009
KTM wants to congratulate its very succesful quad riders for competing at this year's Abd Dhabi Deser Challenge in such an impressively successful way.
26.12.2008
Dakar 2009 - Interview with Red Bull KTM rider Cyril Despres
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