Get it wrong and you try not to hit the panic button but
the heart rate certainly rises
Toby Price
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- Toby relaxing at home after the win
2. Giving the boys a spray - Dakar medical assessment
- Yep, that is the Opera House
CHAMPS OF CHEER
To compete in Dakar has always demanded a
combination of outstanding skills, deep pockets
and big gonads. But since the entire circus moved
to South America in 2009 spectating has become
as easy as a few computer clicks and a healthy
credit card. There’s now a choice of tour
operators offering a range of Beemers or Katos
and a choice of pre-booked accommodation as
good as any you’ll fi nd west of our Great Dividing
Range. The beer is made from beer and the steaks
are man-sized. Just steer clear of the pisco sours.
And if you’re thinking of supporting the
Australians in 2017 – yes there’ll be more than
one – we suggest you plan well ahead. Toby’s
historic victory will generate an even bigger cheer
squad next year and the newly crowned Dakar
Champion is all for it. “When you’re such a long,
long way from home and fellow Aussies are a little
thin on the ground it really gives you a great lift to
see your country’s fl ag being fl own and a bunch of
Aussies pushing you along. Our cheer squads
punch way above their weight and to reach the
bivouac at the end of a tough day to the
enthusiastic applause of your countrymen are
special moments I’ll never forget.”92 | APRIL 2016 http://www.adbmag.com.au