Richard Sainct
Richard Sainct (* 14. April 1970 , † 29. September 2004 in Egypt ) was a French off-road motorcycle racer, the 1999 , 2000 and 2003 , the Paris-Dakar rally won.
KTM driver Richard Sainct had a fatal accident at the Pharaohs rally in Egypt in 2004 . The accident happened on the first special stage of the fourth stage on a sandy but particularly fast section between Bahariyya and the Siwa oasis .
In order to honor their colleagues, the motorcyclists of the Dakar Rally 2005 did without the starting number 1, which the previous year's winner would have given.
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SURNAME | Sainct, Richard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French motorcycle racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1970 |
DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 2004 |
Place of death | Egypt |