Honda90 0 Posted January 8, 2015 Sad news. Exhaustion maybe? http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jan/07/polish-rider-michael-hernik-dakar-rally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Czechsix 1 Posted January 8, 2015 Yep, I'm thinking heat also..... Heat exhaustion is brutal and really insidious. Can take a long time to recover from too, longer than most folks think. But he was also a rider with some experience, so who knows for now. RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Afry 1 Posted January 8, 2015 Maybe add some dehydration to complicate things. God Speed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vintage Veloce 21 Posted January 11, 2015 News reports that the cause was Hyperthermia and Dehydration. Godspeed Michal. http://www.autoevolution.com/news/hyperthermia-and-dehydration-caused-the-death-of-polish-dakar-rider-michal-hernik-90927.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites