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Miran STANOVNIK - SLOVENIAN ARMY - 030
THE DAKAR WITH ONE EYE
Just listening to Miran Stanovnic's story after stage 14, proves that the Slovenian army has strong men. The crash the 'Captain' had between Bamako and Ayoun El Atrouss would have forced quite a few to retire. Explanation : "I was riding fast on the very narrow section, focusing on the track when a cow came out of nowhere. I couldn't avoid it, crashed and its horn when straight under my eye, through the goggles. There was blood everywhere : my eye, my nose, my whole face, the goggles, my face, my pants, my bike. I didn't want to look at myself in the mirror".
Despite all these troubles, Stanovnic was courageous enough to get back on the bike, finish the stage and start the next one. "I carried on the following 200kms with no goggles and one eye that couldn't see. Today, I mainly used one eye and of course I couldn't see a lot. It's difficult to see how deep a hole is and evaluate the distances. I finished 17th, with one eye".
To this excellent place in the special, he was also awarded the Total price. The 'Gentleman' immediately decided to give the 1000€ award to a charity fund. With one eye, but most of all with a serious wrist injury, the Slovenian only thinks of one thing. "I'll try to reach Dakar. A lot of people in Slovenia are crossing their fingers for me. I even received 120 e-mails. People back home watch me on TV and check my website. Nine years ago, maybe 10% of the population knew what the Dakar was. It made things very difficult to find sponsors. Now with me on the race, everybody
knows the rally. I even have support from the Slovenian army."
Sej je tut on tapravi.
LP Aljoša