Australian Toby Price wins his second Dakar title

**fandtm666** · 18-01-19, 07:27 AM

its a shame you never hear anything about great aussie sportsmen unless they are tennis- footy or cricket

this bloke has been amazing over the last few years

2015 third
2016 winner
2018 third
2019 winner

**Tiny** · 18-01-19, 09:32 AM

Yeah & he was taking it easy due to a fractured wrist!
You can see the last leg at 6.00pm on SBS, it's been on every night for the last week or more.

**LeroyPatrol** · 18-01-19, 10:43 PM

yes great effort and especially with the wrist. Been watching the Dakar coverage on SBS. It's ok but could be better and really with an Aussie in it you'd think there's be heaps of talk about it in the sport news!!

Leroy

**ol' boy** · 18-01-19, 11:22 PM

He was already a legend, now what is he?
Sensational effort, great tactics for the whole event and wow, to take the overall win and get his head shaved

All one handed..... I know i shouldn't be happy, but i was so chuffed when the American's Factory Honda blew up... AGAIN!!!!

Hondas, they have cost so many people a top finish, 2 of the 3 Factory Hondas blew up at Finke (in podium positions), again at Hattah and now at Dakar.

Toby Price has already selected what Junior rider is to fill his position with KTM in Australia (As Toby rides for the KTM World Team)
He also said that last years Finke was his last (on a bike), but we now hear he'd like to do the Bike section at Finke one more time... Along with the Stadium Truck.

If anyone would like to see some of Toby's own GoPro footage from Finke to appreciate his speed, check this out.....

His bike is geared to do around 170kph and keeps that up for 220km down to Finke and 220km back to Alice!!
It would only take one mistake or a camel to walk out.... And what ever the top of his bikes piston is made of probably was used on the space shuttle!!!!

**hinekadon** · 19-01-19, 07:56 AM

when I was involved in the comms for the race there was only two wheel tracks with mulga between in 1976/77. now its a graded road , where are the massive holes and puddles you could drown in ?? whats the world comming to a bunch of softies ???? lol

**lsemmens** · 19-01-19, 09:33 AM

I always wanted to do the Finke race, Even now I'd still love to have a go. I'd certainly not be competitive, and, at present not be fit enough. But I could go down in the record books as the slowest competitor yet.

But, I agree with hinekadon, What's with the made roads?