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Written by Andrew Bartlett
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Sunday, 01 January 2006 |
 | Patsy and Clive on the 2006 Dakar finish podium |
19.Jan.05 Yes she’s done it ! Finally after all the blood, sweat and tears Patsy has achieved her goal of being ‘the First British Woman to finish the Dakar Rally.’
There were emotional scenes as friends and family greeted Patsy on her arrival in the grounds of the Meriden Hotel in Dakar at the end of the penultimate stage on Saturday evening. Although covered in dust and tired she felt very relieved to have made it so far but said that although the final stage is mainly a formality and should not be a problem, she couldn’t completely relax until she was on the finishing podium.
Then finally on Sunday morning after a short blast down the beach then around the famous Lac Rose, Patsy together with a trusty riding companion Clive ‘Zippy’ Town rode their bikes up the ramp to the podium to receive their finishers medals. Joining them there were Team Desert Rose mechanics Clive Dredge ( Patsy’s Husband ) and Martin Wittering.
 | Ewan Mcgregor congratulates Patsy |  | Patsy and Clive arrive back at the Hotel |  | Patsy is congratulated by her sister Angie |  | Patsy and Clive at the finish |  | Patsy and Clive with their Dakar medals |
The 2006 Dakar had its fair share of dramas for Patsy but this time the luck was there.
Among the first to congratulate Patsy was her sister Angie and actor Ewan McGregor, who had also flown out to the finish to support fellow ‘Long Way Round’ companion Charley Boorman who had also took part in the 2006 event.
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Written by Andrew Bartlett
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Wednesday, 14 December 2005 |
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Patsy was at the Dirt Bike Show to present her new bike and meet the public. Patsy is now the distributor for Meca Racing Products and her new Dakar bike features many of these products. |
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Wednesday, 14 December 2005 |
 | Patsy and Zippy buying souvenirs at a remote village ( Hassi Remlia ),
which was a rest stop on route to the dunes. |
At the beginning of November Patsy and Clive travelled to Morocco with a group of other Rally Riders for training and testing. |
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Written by Andrew Bartlett
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Monday, 12 December 2005 |
 | Patsy and Clive arrived safely in race camp last night thanks to the Mauritanian Army. |
Dakar 2005 10.Jan.2005. Patsy and Clive arrived safely in race camp last night thanks to the Mauritanian Army. Their 3 day ordeal started on stage 7, Zouerat to Tichit in Mauritania. The day did not start well with battery problems again plagued the team but they managed to get a new battery on route from a support truck and back in high spirits they pushed hard to make up lost time but Patsy had a huge end over end crash which left her a bit shaken. Clive said it was one of the biggest crashes he had ever seen. |
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Monday, 12 December 2005 |
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