In some ways, the one factor it’s best to anticipate to occur throughout a rally is the factor you’re not anticipating, however the misfortune which befell Francisco Gomez Pallas was really stunning.

As he was passing by means of the eleventh and penultimate stage of the 2024 Dakar Rally, Gomez Pallas had one of the violent crashes you might be prone to see somebody strolling away from (with some help, it must be famous). 

Considerably remarkably caught by one in all Dakar’s helicopter cameras, Gomez Pallas was driving by means of a quick, rocky part when his bike actually break up in half. He was thrown over the bars consequently, whereas the bike flipped by means of the rocks, furthering the already rally-ending injury.

Gomez Pallas isn’t any newcomer to the Dakar, having made his debut on the occasion again in 2000, however this was his first time taking over the rally in Saudi Arabia, the place it moved from South America for the 2020 version and has remained since. 

The Spaniard was competing within the Mission 1,000 class, which exists for producers to check new, carbon-neutral applied sciences. Gomez Pallas was racing the battery-electric BAT Energy Racing.

Gomez Pallas’ incident was one in all two notable moments on Stage 11 as, on the identical stage, Oran O’Kelly was helped out of a valley by a car co-driver. 
The video of the Gomez Pallas incident was uploaded to Dakar’s social media channels however has since been deleted. It has been reuploaded by different social media accounts, such because the one proven above.

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