Optic 2000: 1st stage Prologue Nice-Nice

Rally Monday 4 April 2005

Stage 67 km, Special 4 km

After two days of scrutineering at the port of Nice, the Rally Tunisie finally got underway this morning with a 4.6 km Special in the hills behind
the Cote D’Azur. In bikes victory went to David Casteu ahead of de Gavardo, with American rookie Andy Grider third. Fellow American Chris Blais was 5th with Dakar winner Cyril Despres 12th.

Result 1st stage Prologue
1. Casteu, KTM
2. De Gavardo, KTM
3. Grider, KTM
4. Lassaux, Yamaha
5. Blais, KTM
6. Graziani, KTM
12. Despres, KTM