Dakar Rally: French rider Pierre Cherpin dies after fall in seventh stage
Cherpin, who was competing in his fourth Dakar Rally, was found unconscious after his crash and taken to hospital in Sakaka before he was airlifted to Jeddah.

Paris: French motorcycle rider Pierre Cherpin has died from his injuries after a fall during the Dakar Rally, becoming the notoriously perilous race's first fatality this year, organisers said on Friday.
"During his transfer by medical plane from Jeddah to France, Pierre Cherpin died from the injuries caused by his fall... on January 10th," a statement said.
Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves died last year during the race, which bills itself as the "world's toughest and biggest rally".
Cherpin, who was competing in his fourth Dakar Rally, was found unconscious after his crash and taken to hospital in Sakaka before he was airlifted to Jeddah.
After emergency neurosurgery, the entrepreneur and sailing enthusiast had been in an induced coma and was in a stable condition ahead of his transfer to Lille.
PIERRE CHERPIN PASSED AWAY
During his transfer by medical plane, Pierre Cherpin died on Jan 14th from injuries caused by his fall during the 7th stage.
The Dakar caravan would like to extend its sincere condolences to his family, relatives & friends.https://t.co/ccJ4ctOU9D pic.twitter.com/zxQ9o49ENG
— DAKAR RALLY (@dakar) January 15, 2021
"I am an amateur, I don't want to win but to discover landscapes that I would never have had the opportunity to see otherwise," he said earlier, according to the statement.
"Everything is exciting: riding the bike, living your passion, getting to know yourself."
Earlier, India's CS Santosh, who races for Hero MotoSports, had crashed during the fourth stage of the race and had to pull out due to head injuries. He was recently cleared to return to India, but remains under observation, as per recent reports.
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