The Dakar Rally, in its current version, recorded the death of the Portuguese cyclist Paulo Gonsalves, 40, after he fell off his bike during his participation today in the seventh stage of the rally, which is being held for the first time hosted by the Asian continent and Saudi Arabia.

Gonçalves recorded his thirteenth participation in the famous rally, which is the most difficult and the most solid in the annual agenda, after he fell on his bike today at 276 km from the seventh stage, losing consciousness, before the medical devices reached him and transported him by helicopter to the hospital, where He was declared dead.