Eric Palante

Eric Palante (21 January 1963 – c. 9 January 2014) was a Belgian motorcycle rally driver.

Born in Liège, Palante had been passionate about rally driving since childhood.[1]

Palante was found dead at the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally on 10 January 2014, aged 50, in Chilecito, La Rioja Province, Argentina. It was his eleventh time competing in the off-road race. He was survived by his wife and their five children.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Belgische motorrijder laat het leven in Dakar-rally". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Belgian motorcyclist Eric Palante dies during Dakar Rally in Argentina". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.