Cyril Despres win Dos Sertoes Rally

KTM factory rally rider and three times Dakar winner Cyril Despres on Friday completed the more than 4000-kilometer 19th edition of the Dos Sertoes Rally right through Brazil, winning the 10-day event by just a little over two minutes. It was his second Dos Sertoes title as he also won here in 2006.
In what turned out to be a cat and mouse game with second placed Felipe Zanol of Brazil, especially in the last stages, the rally was a thrill right up to the final stage. Despres’ teammate Juan Pedrero of Spain finished overall fourth.
KTM’s French born rider, who is also scheduled of compete in the Australasian Safari this year was caught on the back foot right from the start.