Stephane peterhansel biography of mahatma gandhi

Living legend

Stéphane Peterhansel has won the Dakar Rally a total of 14 times. The Frenchman has won six times in the saddle of a motorcycle and eight times at the wheel of a car. His passion for the marathon classic is unbroken.

Even as a child, Stéphane Peterhansel learned how to deal with challenges.

They call him the Mahatma Gandhi of disability.

At the age of eight, his father, a motocross racer, gave him his first motorcycle. At 18, the top talent rides his first championship on an enduro machine and becomes champion straight away. In , when Peterhansel was 22, he made his Dakar debut as a works driver.

Although 18th place is not at all to his taste, he now knows for sure: “This is my race.

Stephane Peterhansel, controlled the race from then on.

Belen, Jan 17 (IANS): France's defending champion Stephane Peterhansel edged closer to the overall Dakar Rally lead when he won the 10th stage in Argentina.

Defending champion Carlos Sainz steered his Mini to victory in Friday's sixth stage of the Dakar Rally as French teammate Stephane Peterhansel.

Masuoka had benefited from mechanical problems suffered by long-time race leader Stephane Peterhansel.

Stephane Peterhansel, who holds the all-time record of 14 Dakar wins, and former rally champion and three-time winner Carlos Sainz, father.

And now I want to win it!”

He achieved this a total of 14 times between and Since then, a lot has changed at the Dakar Rally. After its beginnings in Europe and Africa in , it was held in South America from onwards.

Since , it has had its third stage in Saudi Arabia. Even for record winner Peterhansel, time has never stood still.