The men in green are touring Australia for a three-match Test series, which is also being deemed as David Warner's farewell series
French motorcycle rider Pierre Cherpin has died five days after crashing during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally, organisers said on Friday.
The 52-year-old amateur, who was taking part unassisted in his fourth Dakar rally, had undergone neurosurgery and was placed in a medically induced coma after the crash in Saudi Arabia.
“During his transfer by medical plane from Jeddah to France, Pierre Cherpin died from the injuries caused by his fall during the seventh stage from Ha’il to Sakaka on Jan. 10,” organisers said in a statement.
He was the first fatality this year in an event that has claimed many lives since the first Paris-Dakar rally was held in 1978.
Two motorcycle riders died after falls in last year’s rally, Portugal’s Paulo Goncalves during competition and Dutchman Edwin Straver some days later as a result of his injuries.
Organisers said Cherpin was found unconscious after being reached by the medical helicopter.
After surgery he was airlifted from Sakaka to hospital in Jeddah, from where he was being flown to the French city of Lille.
A two-time finisher of the event, that ended in Jeddah on Friday, Cherpin had been 77th overall on the eve of his accident.
“I am an amateur, I don’t want to win but to discover landscapes that I would never have had the opportunity to see otherwise,” he had said before the event.
“Everything is exciting: riding the bike, living out your passion, getting to know yourself.”
The men in green are touring Australia for a three-match Test series, which is also being deemed as David Warner's farewell series
‘Doing nothing’, ‘staying idle’ and ‘whiling away time’ have become old-fangled ideas in a world where ‘savings’ and ‘retirement funds’ are getting wiped out by inflation and rising standards of living
The Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy Capacity by 2050 has been endorsed by the Heads of State of nine countries
When we choose to look away for good, we are as complicit as those at the helm of this atrocity
According to the case report, the victim could not perform his work for over 20 days due to sustained injuries
The winner, who was in disbelief after his win, plans to consult with his mother and wife to explore options on how to utilise the prize money
Over 100 people in Lebanon have been reported killed during the hostilities started on October 7
Antonio Guterres commends Sheikh Mohamed for establishing $30 billion fund for global climate solutions