Gilles Lalay
Gilles Lalay (21 March 1962 – 7 January 1992) was a French professional motorcycle enduro and rally raid competitor.
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| Born | 21 March 1962 Peyrat-le-Château, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 January 1992 (aged 29) Lumombo, Congo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Motorsport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Rally raid | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Lalay was born in Peyrat-le-Château, France. One of the world's best enduro riders during the 80s, he was 10 times enduro Champion of France, and 9 times ISDE winner. He won the motorcycle section of the Dakar Rally in 1989. He also won the motorcycle section of the Atlas Rally in 1986, 1987 and 1989, and the Djerba 500 Rally in 1984. In 1985 as France presented no team for the ISDE held in Spain, he engaged as an individual and won the race on his private Honda 250 CR.
He died on January 7, 1992 in Lumombo, Congo, in a collision with one of the organisation vehicles during the Dakar Rally race.[1]
Rally Dakar
Lalay complete results are in the Dakar Historic Book.[2]
| Year | Bike | Rank | Stages |
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| 1986 | Honda NXR 780 | 2nd | |
| 1988 | Honda NXR 750 | 3rd | |
| 1989 | Honda NXR 800V | 1st | |
| 1991 | Yamaha YZE 750T | 2nd |
References
- "Dakar Retrospective 1979-2009" (PDF). Official website of the Dakar rally raid. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- "DAKAR 2017 - Historic Book" (PDF). lequipe.fr. Retrieved 16 January 2018.