Stage Three of the 2023 Dakar Rally was full of drama as ever—and, in fact, the stage ended up being cancelled early by race organizers, due to worsening weather conditions. Before that happened, though, the bikes were able to get out and put in hundreds of kilometers and get results.
Were they good results? As ever, that depends on the racer. For 2020 Dakar winner Ricky Brabec, unfortunately stage three of the 2023 event was the end of his time in this year’s competition. He crashed at the 274-kilometer mark, after which he experienced pain in his cervical vertebrae. Medical staff transported him to the hospital, but the incident has forced him to withdraw from this year’s competition earlier than he probably would have liked.
