The Aprilia RXV 4.
5 has just won its first 2010 Dakar stage, with rider Francisco Lopez on board.
The whacky but cool bike is a new entry for Aprilia, with the change to 450 cc models making it competitive this year.
It has some nifty features in addition to the Dakar-needed help like the additional fuel tank and navigation equipment.
Lopez won the fifth stage in Aprilia’s first ever Dakar victory, crossing the Acatama desert in five hours and 52 minutes.
Marc Coma experienced problems with the rear wheel of his bike, meaning he fell to 19th place.
After the jump is a video with some great footage of the fifth stage, and the Aprilia win, as well as the placings for this stage.
The sixth stage sees the riders cross the Andes, completing 670 km.
1° #9 Francisco Lopez (CHI) Aprilia;2° #2 Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM690Rally;3° #12 David Fretigné (FRA) Yamaha;4° #4 Ruben Faria (POR) KTM;5° #4 Pal Anders Ullevalseter (NOR) KTM
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