Dakar 2024: the mourning race after the death of Carles Falcon

Death of Spanish biker Carles Falcon after his serious accident (team). EFE – Biel Aliño

Spanish biker Carles Falcon died on Monday at the age of 45, a little more than a week after the fall which left him in serious condition during the second stage of the Dakar-2024, announced its TwinTrail Racing Team.

"Monday January 15, Carles left us. The medical team confirmed that the neurological injuries caused by the cardiorespiratory arrest during the accident are irreversible, the training wrote in a press release.

He did not survive his injuries

Emergency transported to Riyadh hospital last Sunday, he was repatriated to Spain and suffered in particular from a fracture of the C2 vertebra and edema cerebral, according to Twintrail communications manager Carla Prat.

A trained engineer and motorcycle instructor, Carles Falcon was entered in the Dakar in the "Original by Motul" category, without mechanical assistance.

"Carles was a smiling person, always active, who passionately loved everything he did, especially motorcycles. He left us realizing what was his dream: racing the Dakar,” declared his TwinTrail team.