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[[Image:Thierry Sabine 2.jpg|thumb|Sabine during the 1986 Paris-Alger-Dakar rally, on 4 January.]] |
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'''Thierry Sabine''' ( |
'''Thierry Sabine''' (13 June 1949, [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]] – 14 January 1986, [[Mali]]) - [[France|French]] wrangler, [[motorcycle]] racer - founder and main organizer of [[Paris Dakar]]. |
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In 1977 he got lost in sands of [[Libyan Desert]] during [[Abidjan]]-[[Nice]] Race. During this time he decided that desert would be a good location for a regular rally, where every amateur of racing life could check his abilities. In December 1977 - he arranged an edition of the race with start situated in [[Paris]] and winning-post in [[Dakar]]. In subsequent years he was devoted towards organizing the Paris-Dakar. |
In 1977 he got lost in sands of [[Libyan Desert]] during [[Abidjan]]-[[Nice]] Race. During this time he decided that desert would be a good location for a regular rally, where every amateur of racing life could check his abilities. In December 1977 - he arranged an edition of the race with start situated in [[Paris]] and winning-post in [[Dakar]]. In subsequent years he was devoted towards organizing the Paris-Dakar. |
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Sabine was killed when his [[Ecureuil]] helicopter crashed at 07:30 p.m. on Tuesday 14 January 1986, into a dune at Mali during a sudden sand-storm. Also killed onboard was the singer-songwriter [[Daniel Balavoine]], helicopter pilot François-Xavier Bagnoud, journalist Nathalie Odent and Jean-Paul Lefur who was a radiophonic engineer for [[RTL (French radio)|RTL]].<ref>[http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=3580 Motorsport Memorial<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Sabine was killed when his [[Ecureuil]] helicopter crashed at 07:30 p.m. on Tuesday 14 January 1986, into a dune at Mali during a sudden sand-storm. Also killed onboard was the singer-songwriter [[Daniel Balavoine]], helicopter pilot François-Xavier Bagnoud, journalist Nathalie Odent and Jean-Paul Lefur who was a radiophonic engineer for [[RTL (French radio)|RTL]].<ref>[http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=3580 Motorsport Memorial<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:18, 24 April 2010
Thierry Sabine (13 June 1949, Neuilly-sur-Seine – 14 January 1986, Mali) - French wrangler, motorcycle racer - founder and main organizer of Paris Dakar.
In 1977 he got lost in sands of Libyan Desert during Abidjan-Nice Race. During this time he decided that desert would be a good location for a regular rally, where every amateur of racing life could check his abilities. In December 1977 - he arranged an edition of the race with start situated in Paris and winning-post in Dakar. In subsequent years he was devoted towards organizing the Paris-Dakar.
Sabine was killed when his Ecureuil helicopter crashed at 07:30 p.m. on Tuesday 14 January 1986, into a dune at Mali during a sudden sand-storm. Also killed onboard was the singer-songwriter Daniel Balavoine, helicopter pilot François-Xavier Bagnoud, journalist Nathalie Odent and Jean-Paul Lefur who was a radiophonic engineer for RTL.[1]
He was featured in the movie A Man and a Woman, 20 Years Later that came out 1986.
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