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PISCO, Peru (AFP) –
Peruvian fans remain by the podium during the departure ceremony of the fifth South American edition of the Dakar Rally 2013 in Lima on January 5, 2013. Chile’s Francisco Lopez, riding a KTM, won the opening motorcycling stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally on Saturday, coming out on top in the 13km special stage run between Lima and Pisco.
Chile’s Francisco Lopez, riding a KTM, won the opening motorcycling stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally on Saturday, coming out on top in the 13km special stage run between Lima and Pisco.
Dutchman Frans Verhoeven, on a Yamaha, was second, with another Chilean, Pablo Quintanilla, claiming third place for Honda who are making their Dakar return after a 24-year absence.
Lopez covered the 13km stage in 7min 51sec, with Verhoeven a second further back and Quintanilla five seconds off the pace.
