▁ 1 3 ) ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁mechanical ▁failure ▁on ▁Com a ' s ▁bi ke . ▁Des pres ▁managed ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁lead ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁r ally . ▁Thus ▁Cy ril ▁Des pres ▁gained ▁his ▁fourth ▁overall ▁victory ▁on ▁the ▁Dak ar ▁R ally , ▁equal ing ▁former ▁H onda ▁and ▁C ag iva ▁r ider , ▁Italian ▁Ed i ▁Ori oli ' s ▁performance . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁chapter ▁began ▁in ▁his ▁Dak ar ▁career ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Pe uge ot ▁team ▁as ▁a ▁driver ▁alongside ▁Carlos ▁Sain z ▁and ▁St é ph ane ▁Peter h ans el , ▁who ▁previously ▁switched ▁from ▁the ▁motor bi ke ▁to ▁car ▁category ▁with ▁great ▁success . ▁His ▁co - driver ▁was ▁G illes ▁Pic ard , ▁and ▁they ▁finished ▁ 3 4 th . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Des pres ▁came ▁in ▁ 7 th ▁overall ; ▁his ▁co - driver ▁was ▁David ▁C aster a . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁and ▁C aster a ▁won ▁the ▁cars ' ▁category ▁at ▁the ▁Sil k ▁Way ▁R ally . ▁Des pres ▁and ▁his ▁partner ▁repeated ▁their ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁ ▁Dak ar ▁R ally ▁results ▁ ▁Other ▁results ▁C ars ▁Sil k ▁Way ▁R ally ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁( Pe uge ot ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁D K R ), ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁( Pe uge ot ▁