The Ecuadorian fell from the motorcycle and had a dislocation in his left shoulder, he was evacuated by the emergency helicopter. It will return for the fifth stage.
Moment of drama at the Dakar Rally for one of the members of the Ecuadorian delegation participating in Saudi Arabia. A fall left the motorcyclist Juan José Puga out of action, who with left shoulder dislocation failed to complete the third stage.
The Puga Team runner fell during the special of the third day. The motorcycle lost the front wheel, “I couldn’t get over it,” said the Ecuadorian, evacuated by helicopter of emergency.
“I was at 100 kilometers per hour and suddenly the front wheel started to move very hard, so much so that I did not know how to assimilate the moment, I had seconds to slow down, perhaps to about 40 kilometers, but I fell and had a shoulder dislocation”Said Juan José, who runs with his father, Juan Carlos.
“I could not recover, I tried to put the shoulder in place, but couldn’t, I had already gone through this before and I was able to continue, but not this time; furthermore, in the sand the wheel hub was lost and we couldn’t repair the bike“Said Puga from Arabia.
Harder than the fall and the injury was calling for Dakar assistance. “It was very hard to have to press the emergency button, it was something that we had forbidden ourselves, But I had no choice in five minutes I had the helicopter to help me, “he said.
Juan José could not continue, his father did, who took the start this Wednesday. “He was more concerned than I was about leaving me alone. It was a very emotional moment, we hugged and reassured each other. I told him that I would have no problem, that I would be able to continue alone. A quad arrived and with him we continued together. It was precisely Nicolás Robledo, a Colombian friend, one of those friends that one makes in life ”, commented Juan Carlos.
Father and son will meet again for the fifth stage. “The important thing is that we are going to continue tomorrow (Thursday). My motorcycle is now at the camp in Riyadh, waiting for me to start again together with my dad, “said Juan José.
The tricolor pilot commented on “how hostile” Arabia is “due to its environmental conditions, very different from previous editions, but after the accident we have to convince ourselves that we are going to finish, so it will be ”, he concluded. (D)
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