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Article: Mot: Loeb wins Cyprus rally, Atkinson 10th
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- May 15, 2005
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
05-15-2005
Mot: Loeb wins Cyprus rally, Atkinson 10th
LIMASSOL, Cyprus, May 15 AFP - Frenchman Sebastien Loeb won the incident-packed Cyprus
rally today to keep him on course for a successful defence of his world title, as Australia's
Chris Atkinson finished 10th in his Subaru Impreza.
Loeb's victory in this sixth round of the 16-leg world championship comes after wins
in New Zealand and Sardinia.
He was spared the problems which quickly forced rivals Marcus Gronholm of Finland and
Petter Solberg of Norway to retire and finished well ahead of Austria's Manfred Stohl,
driving a Citroen, and the Peugeot of Estonian Markko Martin.
Loeb won the rally without ...