9000kms Dakar Rally finished all the 16 days tour. Without any tedirous, Sunday was a celebrated day for all the riders. And for Giniel de Villiers, it's a big day. He won the first-ever Dakar Rally title. The motorbikes title went to Marc Coma of KTM Repsol.
VolkswagendriverGinielDeVilliers,ofSouthAfrica,right,and
hiscodriver,Germany'sDirkVonZitzewitzcelebratesonthe
podiumafterwinningtheArgentinaDakarRally2009inBuenos
Aires,Argentina,Sunday,Jan.18,2009.(APPhoto/ChristopheEna)
Sunday was day of celebration at the 2009 Dakar Rally. The drivers finished all the stages after Saturday's night in Buenos Aires. In the automobiles class, the honour belonges to De Villiers after winning the 14th and final special stage. The Volkswagen driver had an advantage of eight minutes and 59 seconds over runn-up Mark Miller.
And to the category on two wheels, Spain's Coma was the winner. It's Coma's second Dakar win after the 2006 champion. Former champion Cyril Despres won the second place. The third place went to Yamaha rider David Fretigne of France.
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