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BACK ON THE HUNT

“WE WERE GETTING READY FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS AND THEN THE PANDEMIC KICKED OFF. WE’VE ALL HAD A VERY, VERY QUIET YEAR.”

Roughly 400 kilometres into the 2020 Dakar rally, Toby Price’s rear tyre fell off. This isn’t something you’d want to happen at the best of times, but it’s especially inconvenient during a two-week rally raid through the harshest desert Saudi Arabia has to offer.

While Price was unscathed, the freak incident resulted in the reigning Dakar champ (and two-time winner) giving up some 16 minutes to American

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