Guest star Cyril Despres, actually for a trip around Italy, today has been in the TCX headquarters inside the Novation SPA group in Montebelluna - TV. The factory KTM rider, winner of the 2012 Dakar, is one of the family by now as he has choosen TCX boots for his riding performances since "far" 2003, as his personal message left inside the factory reminds. Merci encore Cyril!!

With the overall winning in the Palau San Jordi of Barcellona, Taddy Blazusiak is the new 2012 FIM superenduro champion after grabbing the USA titles of the Enduro Cross and at the Xgames. The poland rider ends a 15 months period of winning races all over the world the make of the factory KTM rider a real "king" of this extreme indoor enduro challenge. Now the for the factory KTM a period of relax to back in shape for the beginning of the USA series that will start next may.

New win for TCX at the 2012 DAKAR, the most famous Rally Raid tout terrain, ending last 15th sunday over Plaza de Armas in Lima, Perù. The Cyril Despres winning riding, after 8000 km and cross over three big countries like   Chile, Argentina e Perù, where he has won his 4th overall title of his career. Thanks to this big performance of the french rider, TCX takes to six the Dakar titles since 2005. 

To mention the overall final results of the other TCX riders at the 2012 Dakar:

3) Helder Rodrigues, Portugal, Yamaha

4) Jordi Viladoms, Spain, KTM

8) Alessandro Botturi, Italy, KTM

12) Ruben Faria, Portugal, KTM

14) Johnny Aubert, France, KTM

TCX gets on the top of podium of the 2012 Dakar with its PRO2.1, top product of its offroad range collection, that offers maximum comfort and protection even for extreme uses as the Dakar rally is.

Marathon stage the 13th wich comes in Pisco, maybe the hardest one according to most of the riders that seems to be very similar to the former african stages of the Tenere' desert. The Yamaha portoguese rider  helder Rodrigues takes the first overall of the stage and his first win at this edition of the Dakar thanks to a very smooth riding for all the day. Second overall Cyril Despres was pushing for whole the stage and thanks to some technical problems of Marc Coma', takes the lead of the overall with 10 minuts over the spanish KTM rider .

Results Stage 13
1, Helder Rodrigues, Portugal, Yamaha 3 hours 21 minutes 16 seconds
2, Cyril Despres, France, KTM at 47 seconds
3, Jordi Viladoms, Spain, KTM at 3:10
4, Joan Barreda Bort, Spain, Husqvarna at 5:13
5, Paolo Goncalves, Portugal, Husqvarna at 5:45
6, Pal Anders Ullevalseter, Norway, KTM at 5:55
7, Alessandro Botturi, Italy, KTM at 6:32

Overall Results after Stage 13
1, Cyril Despres, France, KTM, 43 hours 01 minutes and 54 seconds
2, Marc Coma, Spain, KTM at 11 minutes 03
3, Helder Rodrigues, Portugal, Yamaha at 1:11:27
4, Jordi Viladoms, Spain, KTM at 1:41:12
5, Stefan Svitko, Slovakia, KTM 1:49:36
6, Pal Anders Ullevalseter, Norway, KTM at 2:15:47
7, Gerard Farres Guell, Spain, KTM at 2:16:12
8, Alessandro Botturi, Italy, KTM at 3:00:44

Stage 9 of the Dakar with Iquique, mining town in the northern Chile as finish line of the stage won today by Cyril Despres after the "muddy" stop during the previous day. The french KTM rider back on top in the overall even if Marc Coma' in very close to him in the overall. Tomorrow last stage in Chile to Arica before of the "matathon" stages in Perù where probably the 2012 dakar will be finally assigned.

Results Stage 9
1. Cyril Despres, KTM 5 hours 4 minutes 33 seconds
2. Marc Coma, KTM at 3 minutes 54 seconds
3. Joan Barreda Bort, Husqvarna at 8:44
4. Helder Rodrigues, Yamaha at 11:44
5. Paolo Goncalves, Husqvarna at 15:1

Overall Results
1. Cyril Despres, KTM, 28 hours 30 minutes 17 seconds
2, Marc Coma, KTM at 2 minutes 28
3, Helder Rodrigues, Yamaha at 59:19
4, Paolo Goncalves, Husqvarna at 1:25:57