{"id":5799,"date":"2020-01-17T10:20:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T07:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovinsaudi.com\/?p=5799"},"modified":"2020-01-17T10:21:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T07:21:55","slug":"a-portuguese-motorbike-racer-has-tragically-died-during-the-dakar-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/lifestyle\/sports\/a-portuguese-motorbike-racer-has-tragically-died-during-the-dakar-race\/","title":{"rendered":"A Portuguese Motorbike Racer Has Tragically Died During The Dakar Race"},"content":{"rendered":"
Paulo Gon\u00e7alves, a Portuguese motorbike rider, died Sunday during the Dakar Rally after crashing in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Gon\u00e7alves, 40, was about halfway through the 339-mile seventh stage south of Riyadh when he fell and suffered cardiac arrest. Rally organizers said on their website that a medical helicopter arrived within eight minutes.<\/p>\n
Gon\u00e7alves, who was competing in the race for the 13th time since his debut in 2006, is the first racer to die during the rally since Michal Hernik of Poland\u00a0died in 2015 in Argentina.<\/p>\n
\n'Portuguese motorbike rider Paulo Gon\u00e7alves rides across the Saudi Arabian desert in the Dakar Rally. During the race, Gon\u00e7alves crashed and died as a result of his injuries.' pic.twitter.com\/WyvwtWLuTh<\/a><\/p>\n
— Kursad Turksen (@kursadturksen) January 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n