Belgium's Eric Palante (front) rides his Honda and France's Pierrick Bonnet rides his KTM during the untimed eleventh stage of the South American edition of the Dakar Rally 2009 from Copiapo to Fiambala in this January 14, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
(Reuters) - Belgian motorcycle rider Eric Palante has died during the Dakar Rally in Argentina, race organisers said in a statement on Friday.
They said the 50-year-old's body was found by officials at around 0830 local time at the 143km mark of the fifth stage between Chilecito and San Miguel de Tucuman in the north of the country.
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