Dakar Rally: motorcyclist Carles Falcón flown to hospital after major crash

Race director says Falcón lacked pulse but was resuscitatedFalcón was riding over jagged rocks and winding sand dunes

Spanish motorcycle rider Carles Falcón was flown to hospital with serious injuries after he crashed near the end of Sunday’s second stage of the Dakar Rally in the deserts of Saudi Arabia.

Race director David Castera told reporters Falcón, an experienced off-road rider, had lacked a pulse but was resuscitated by the first doctor to arrive on the scene.

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