Patrice Dodin
Patrice Dodin (* in France ; † January 1979 in Paris ) was a French motorcycle racer .
Dodin was the first to die in the Dakar Rally . He drove for the first edition of the Dakar Rally in 1979 on January 6, 1979 with an unsecured helmet at the start of the 4th stage Agadez - Tahoua in Niger and lost control of his Yamaha XT 500 when attempting to close his helmet and fell. When he fell, he lost his helmet, hit his head on a stone and suffered a fractured skull. He was taken to a hospital in Paris and died a few days later.
Web links
- Patrice Dodin. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed on July 3, 2019 (English).
- The Story of the First Dakar Rally - 1979
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| SURNAME | Dodin, Patrice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French motorcycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | France |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1979 |
| Place of death | Paris |